McKinley HeightsOH
Population 1,366: a town in Ohio.
Is McKinley Heights a good place to live?
McKinley Heights’ weakest subject grade is a C− for incomes. McKinley Heights’ average trip to work is 14 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of the 992 Ohio towns we compare have a higher share of renters spending 30% or more of income on rent than McKinley Heights. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. 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.
1,366 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How McKinley Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far McKinley Heights is from typical.
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Moving to McKinley Heights: who provides what
McKinley Heights is unincorporated, so Trumbull County and regional agencies provide most services.
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.
The median household income in McKinley Heights is lower than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Niles (7%), Warren (7%) and Youngstown (7%). Among residents in McKinley Heights, 20% live below the poverty line. Jobs based in McKinley Heights grew to 598 in 2023, 316 more than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally.
| McKinley Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
McKinley Heights has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
McKinley Heights’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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.
| McKinley Heights | Ohio towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | McKinley Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in McKinley Heights
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 68 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in McKinley Heights sell for about $335K
The share of households in McKinley Heights who live in a home they own: 58%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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.
36 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
7 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art11 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
37 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park
25 mi Theme parkCascade Park7 mi GardenFellows Riverside GardensPhoto 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
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Everything we know about McKinley Heights
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of McKinley Heights
About 0 of every 100 McKinley Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
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.
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.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft