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Smithfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $92K, 1.6 years of the Weirton metro’s $59K median household income. It grades C− overall, 911th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Smithfield Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 82 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Smithfield Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Smithfield Township beats most towns.
Hamilton-Ickes House3,473 counted in 2010 and 3,011 in 2020; an estimated 2,903 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3.2% since 2020, after 13.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Smithfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 243 in 1820, a peak of 1,312 in 1960, 869 in 2010. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township.
Smithfield Township sends many workers across the state line to Weirton, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
43% of adults have high blood pressure in Smithfield Township. Smithfield Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of adults have diabetes in Smithfield Township.
| Smithfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Smithfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Buckeye Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye West Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 172 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
28% of working residents cross a state line to work, Weirton among the top destinations. Smithfield Township has 175 jobs for its 1,114 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Smithfield Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Smithfield Township has added 23 jobs, to 175 in 2023. The top destinations are Wheeling (10%), Steubenville (8%) and Richland Township (4%).
| Smithfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Smithfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $734 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Smithfield Township is 59 of 100. Since 1980, 146 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Smithfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Smithfield Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithfield Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
23 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
14 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
13 mi GardenOglebay Park
29 mi AttractionChester teapot
39 mi MuseumOld Economy VillageMeadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Smithfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Smithfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Smithfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated place in Ohio, United States
Smithfield is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 869 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Formerly an incorporated village, Smithfield voted to dissolve itself in 2019.
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7 towns share a border with Smithfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | #911 | C− | A | — | B− | D |
| Mount Pleasant Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
| Wayne Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Warren Township | #836 | C | A | — | B− | D− |
| Short Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wells Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | D− |
| Dillonvale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | D |
Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne Township, Wells Township and Green Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Smithfield Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne Township, Warren Township, Wells Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Short Creek Township and Dillonvale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Smithfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Smithfield Township grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #911 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− 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.
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