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A town of 4,032.
Smith Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $141K, 2.5 years of the Youngstown metro’s $57K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 257th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 80% of Ohio towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 112 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. On history, just 51 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better.
Where Smith Township beats most towns.
Alliance Clay Product Company| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Branch Middle School | 3–7 | 627 |
| West Branch High School | 8–12 | 634 |
| West Branch Digital Academy | 7–12 | 10 |
Where Smith Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Smith Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 15%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Smith Township, 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 Smith Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Smith Township since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $141K.
Its public schools are run by the West Branch Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Branch High School, with 634 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–7 | Grades 3–7 | 627 | B+ |
| West Branch High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 634 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Smith Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Smith Township. Smith Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Smith Township | 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 | Smith Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Smith Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Smith Township has lost 156 jobs, to 816 in 2023. The top destinations are Alliance (14%), Sebring (9%) and Salem (6%).
| Smith Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Smith Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Smith Township’s July high is 83°F, against 84°F in Ohio’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hawkins Marsh, at 161 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hawkins Marsh | — | 161 |
| 2. Beloit Village Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Maple Ridge - Smith Township Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Smith Township
About 6 of every 100 Smith Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Smith Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,097 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Smith Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Lexington Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | #257 | A− | A | — | A− | C− |
| Sebring | #833 | C | C+ | C+ | A− | C |
| Maple Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goshen Township | #772 | C | C+ | C+ | A− | C |
| Deerfield Township | #534 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Beloit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lexington Township | #429 | B | A | — | B+ | D |
| Knox Township | #522 | B | B+ | — | A− | C− |
Smith Township, Deerfield Township, Lexington Township and Knox Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Maple Ridge and Beloit aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Smith Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Smith Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #257 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the 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.