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Fields and a hill at the McGuffey Boyhood Homesite
Ohio›Mahoning County

Coitsville TownshipOH

A town of 1,234.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Coitsville Township

Coitsville Township, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Coitsville Township a good place to live?

Coitsville Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Coitsville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Coitsville Township stand out

Where Coitsville Township beats most towns.

Small town

1,234 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
CampbellStruthersYoungstownPulaski TownshipPoland TownshipCampbellStruthersYoungstownPulaski TownshipPoland TownshipCoitsville Township

How Coitsville Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Coitsville Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site
William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site · National Register of Historic Places
Coitsville Township’s story

Coitsville Township in pictures

The archive holds 4 maps from 1906 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Coitsville Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Coitsville Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Ohio - StruthersNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offEJFD Recycling Center, 5 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsYoungstown City School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Mahoning County Board of ElectionsMahoning County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes44436, 44425, 4450544436 83% · 44425 10% · 44505 5%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Coitsville Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Coitsville Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Coitsville Township since 1980. On expected storm and flood damage, Coitsville Township sits below 91% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Coitsville Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 1980
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Coitsville Township work out of town

The average trip to work for Coitsville Township comes to 33 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. Jobs in the town fell by 31 from 2013 to 2023, to 261. 14% of Coitsville Township residents live below the poverty line.

3%work in town
Coitsville TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line14%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$59,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.7%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Coitsville Township3%
Youngstown17%
Boardman Township11%
Lowellville4%
Austintown3%
9 mi
median commute distance
261
jobs based in Coitsville Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Coitsville Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns

The share of adults in Coitsville Township who say their health is fair or poor: 21%. Of 32 CDC measures, Coitsville Township beats the Ohio average on 1 and trails it on 5. 15% of adults have diabetes in the town, against 13% in Ohio’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Among adults here, 40% have high blood pressure and 40% sleep under 7 hours.

30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Coitsville TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%38%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%38%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%17%16%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outCoitsville TownshipOH
More adults treating high blood pressure82.2%79.2%
More adults with COPD9.7%8%
MH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
In Youngstown · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Coitsville Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

The typical July afternoon high in Coitsville Township is 83°F.

68″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Safety

Crime reported in Coitsville Township

For Coitsville Township, the property offense rate is 20.1 per 1,000 residents. Coitsville Township's reported crime rate is above Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.

Coitsville TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Property crimes per 1,000 (2025)20.1 per 1,000 residents9.49.9
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025)1.6 per 1,000 residents1.21.6

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Coitsville Township1.6
Ohio2.9
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Coitsville Township20.1
Ohio14.7
U.S.15.5
2
violent crimes reported in 2025
25
property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

OutdoorsB

4% of the land in Coitsville Township is protected from building

William Holmes McGuffey Wildlife Preserve, at 81 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails run 11 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: the trail network density for Coitsville Township comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.

4%conserved
Coitsville TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile0.20.4
Conserved land4%3.7%4.3%
4%
conserved · 328 of 8,212 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. William Holmes McGuffey Wildlife Preserve1.4 mi81
2. Coitsville Memorial Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Butler Institute of American Art and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coitsville Township. Close and well known come first.

All 82 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coitsville Township

19pages on Coitsville Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Coitsville Township

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Coitsville Township for work

Where Coitsville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Youngstown Youngstown 17% 11% → Boardman Township Boardman Township 11% 4% → Lowellville Lowellville 4% 3% → Austintown Austintown 3% 3% → Struthers Struthers 3% 2% → Akron Akron 2% Coitsville Township · 3% stay
261jobs based in Coitsville Township
3%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Coitsville Township

Township in Ohio, US

Coitsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,264 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
13 sq mi
Elevation
1,112 ft

Questions about Coitsville Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Coitsville Township, OH expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.