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Kinsman TownshipOH

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Is Kinsman Township a good place to live?

Kinsman Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living, an A+ for history, and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Kinsman Township’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 17% of the land in Kinsman Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 89 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Shenango Wildlife Area, at 990 acres. Kinsman Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Kinsman Township stand out

Where Kinsman Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

88% of working residents leave Kinsman Township for work

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

4% → Youngstown Youngstown 4% 4% → Warren Warren 4% 4% → Kinsman Center Kinsman Center 4% 4% → Boardman Township Boardman Township 4% 3% → Hermitage Hermitage 3% 3% → Middlefield Township Middlefield Township 3% Kinsman Township · 12% stay
407jobs based in Kinsman Township
12%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Kinsman Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Kinsman 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.

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Congregational-Presbyterian Church
Congregational-Presbyterian Church · National Register of Historic Places
Kinsman Township’s story

214 years in pictures

The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007.

4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1812Kinsman Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Kinsman Township: who provides what

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

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PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBoyds Kinsman Home PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kinsman Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJoseph Badger Local 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, Trumbull County Board of ElectionsTrumbull County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP codes44428, 4441744428 96% · 44417 4%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 Kinsman Township.

61%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Kinsman Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8Grades 1–816–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation

HealthC−

Residents of Kinsman Township are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns

Kinsman Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults have diabetes in Kinsman Township.

16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Kinsman TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%28%25%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outKinsman TownshipOH
More adults treating high blood pressure82%79.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.7%15.3%
UPMC Horizon
10.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Very low risk in Kinsman Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Kinsman Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Kinsman Township for work: only 12% work in town. 4.2% of Kinsman Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Kinsman Township fell to 407 in 2023, 51 fewer than in 2013.

12%work in town
Kinsman TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line4.2%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$62,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town12%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Kinsman Township12%
Youngstown4%
Warren4%
Kinsman Center4%
Boardman Township4%
23 mi
median commute distance
407
jobs based in Kinsman Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsB−

Kinsman Township has set aside 17.3% of its land for conservation

3.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.

17.3%conserved
17.3%
conserved · 2,901 of 16,789 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Shenango Wildlife Area—990
2. Kinsman Twp. Park—15
3. Kinsman Greenspace—9

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

Climate

In Kinsman Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Kinsman Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Kinsman Township is 82°F.

62″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring36–59°
Summer57–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade A−

A typical Kinsman Township home is worth about $213K

The typical Kinsman Township home is worth about $213,000, up 7.4% in a year, 13% below the Ohio typical home. Kinsman Township’s median rent is $788 a month.

$213KZillow home value
Kinsman TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home86%77%73%
Median rent$788 a month$944 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Kinsman Township$213K
Ohio$246K
+7.4%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kinsman Township

19pages on Kinsman Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Kinsman Township

Landmarks

4 places in Kinsman Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Kinsman Township

4 notable people were born in Kinsman Township.

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About Kinsman Township

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Kinsman (also known as Kinsman Center) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. It lies at the intersection of State Route 5 and State Route 7 between Williamsfield and Burghill. Kinsman has a post office with the ZIP code 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library.

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

Elevation
935 ft
ZIP code
44428

Kinsman Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Kinsman Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Kinsman Township——A−—BC−
Gustavus Township——————
Vernon Township——C+—BC−
Williamsfield Township——B+—B−D

Kinsman Township, Vernon Township and Williamsfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kinsman Township, Vernon Township and Williamsfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gustavus Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kinsman Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Kinsman Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kinsman Township, OH expensive?

Not for the area. That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($56,713 across the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.

What is Kinsman Township, OH known for?

4 notable people were born here, including Dudley Peter Allen and Arminta Victoria Scott Haensler.