Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,004, incorporated in 1931.
Craig Beach’s best subject grades are an A for schools and the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for health. On hazard risk, just 19 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Craig Beach’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 56% of the land in Craig Beach is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 102 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Milton State Park, at 44 acres. Craig Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Craig Beach beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Craig Beach is from typical.
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Census counts: 198 in 1940, a peak of 1,657 in 1980, 1,076 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Craig Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Craig Beach.
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Milton State Park | — | 44 |
| 2. Robinson's Point Boat Launch | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in Craig Beach is 4 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Craig Beach beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Craig Beach.
| Craig Beach | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Craig Beach | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 15.3% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67% | 62.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Craig Beach for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of Craig Beach residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Craig Beach has added 51 jobs, to 72 in 2023.
| Craig Beach | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Craig Beach has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Craig Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
28 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
30 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
30 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
31 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Craig Beach
About 1 of every 100 Craig Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Craig Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Craig Beach is a village in northwestern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. Located along the shores of Lake Milton, the population was 1,076 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $164,000, 33% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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