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McKinley HeightsOH

A town of 1,366.

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Is McKinley Heights a good place to live?

McKinley Heights’ weakest subject grade is a C− for incomes. On the outdoors, just 6 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. McKinley Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes McKinley Heights stand out

Where McKinley Heights beats most towns.

Small town

1,366 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
NilesGirardWeathersfield TownshipMcDonaldNilesGirardWeathersfield TownshipMcDonaldMcKinley Heights

How McKinley Heights grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far McKinley Heights 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 →

Getting set up

Moving to McKinley Heights: who provides what

McKinley Heights is unincorporated, so Trumbull County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNiles City PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTrumbull CountyTrumbull County provides services here
SchoolsNiles 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, Trumbull County Board of ElectionsTrumbull County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP codes44446, 4442044446 71% · 44420 29%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 McKinley Heights.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

The median household income in McKinley Heights is lower than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country

Among working residents in McKinley Heights, 0.6% work locally. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). McKinley Heights’ average trip to work stands at 14 minutes. Jobs based in McKinley Heights grew to 598 in 2023, 316 more than in 2013.

1%work in town
McKinley HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work14 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line20%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$39,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.6%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In McKinley Heights1%
Niles7%
Warren7%
Youngstown7%
Boardman Township7%
8 mi
median commute distance
598
jobs based in McKinley Heights
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

McKinley Heights has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for McKinley Heights comes to 15 of 100. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.

15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
15Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC

McKinley Heights is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns

26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in McKinley Heights. This Ohio town does better than the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Two figures for adults in the town: 41% have high blood pressure, 15% binge drink.

26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
McKinley HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%38%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%17%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%16%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outMcKinley HeightsOH
More adults treating high blood pressure82.5%79.2%
More adults with heart disease9%7.1%
MH St. Joseph Warren Hospital
4.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

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

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in McKinley Heights

In McKinley Heights, the midsummer high is 83°F, close to Ohio’s towns (84°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).

68″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade C

More of McKinley Heights’ renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

The share of households in McKinley Heights who live in a home they own: 58%.

$61Kmedian sale price
McKinley HeightsOhio townsU.S. towns
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent100%42%48%
Households that own their home58%77%73%
1
homes sold in April

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

Nearby attractions

SeaWorld Ohio and 7 more within 40 miles

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

All 70 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about McKinley Heights

15pages on McKinley Heights
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of McKinley Heights

A job hub

Every workday, about 596 people come to McKinley Heights for work

Where McKinley Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Niles Niles 7% 7% → Warren Warren 7% 7% → Youngstown Youngstown 7% 7% → Boardman Township Boardman Township 7% 6% → Liberty Township Liberty Township 6% 4% → Austintown Austintown 4% McKinley Heights · 1% stay
598jobs based in McKinley Heights
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About McKinley Heights

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

McKinley Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and Ohio State Route 169.

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

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
991 ft