TorontoOH
A town of 5,149, settled in 1880.
Is Toronto a good place to live?
Toronto gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $139K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Weirton metro’s $59K median household income. It grades B overall, 463rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns. 20% of working residents work locally in Toronto, above both Ohio’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Toronto's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns. Toronto World War I Momument is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Toronto stand out
Where Toronto beats most towns.
Typical home value
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
How Toronto grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Toronto is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Toronto: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Toronto, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Toronto.
Toronto sends many workers across the state line to Weirton and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
For health, Toronto earns a D
43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Toronto. Toronto beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Toronto.
| Toronto | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Toronto | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For cost of living, Toronto earns an A
At 2.4 years of the Weirton metro’s $59K median household income, the typical home (about $139K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,048, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Toronto is $748 a month. The typical Toronto home is worth about $139,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% below the Ohio typical home.
| Toronto | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $748 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 77% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Toronto stands out in Ohio and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $498 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1996, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Toronto.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Property crime in Toronto is lower than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
Toronto’s property crime rate is 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Toronto | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Toronto has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Toronto has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in five working residents works right in Toronto
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, Weirton among the top destinations. Toronto has about as many jobs (1,763) as working residents, but only 395 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Toronto’s working residents works in town. 15% of Toronto residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Toronto has added 161 jobs, to 1,763 in 2023.
| Toronto | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.5% of Toronto is conserved land
0.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Camp Knee-Bow, at 101 acres.
| Toronto | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Knee-Bow | — | 101 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Newburg Landing | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Acrisure Stadium and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Toronto. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
32 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
32 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
40 mi Theme parkKennywood
13 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
33 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Toronto
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Toronto
About 2 of every 100 Toronto residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Famous people from Toronto
5 notable people were born in Toronto.
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About Toronto
City in Ohio, United States
Toronto is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, on the Ohio River. The population was 5,303 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Jefferson County. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1881
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- ZIP code
- 43964
- Area code
- 740
Toronto’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Toronto.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | #463 | B | A | A− | B | D |
| Knox Township | #785 | C | A | — | B | D |
| Island Creek Township | #734 | C+ | B+ | — | B | D |
Knox Township and Island Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Toronto with a neighbor →
Questions about Toronto
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Toronto, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Toronto grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #463 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Toronto, OH expensive?
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.
What is Toronto, OH known for?
5 notable people were born here, including Robert Urich and Clarke Hinkle.