WoodworthOH
Today 1,824 people live in this town, first settled in 1874.
Is Woodworth a good place to live?
The best of Woodworth’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Woodworth’s median age is 63.3 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On hazard risk, just 96 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Woodworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Woodworth stand out
Where Woodworth beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,299 people come to Woodworth for work
Where Woodworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Woodworth grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Woodworth is from typical.
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Moving to Woodworth: who provides what
Woodworth is unincorporated, so Mahoning 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 Woodworth.
Woodworth has 2.0 jobs for every working resident, and 1,299 people commute in
Woodworth had 1,336 jobs in 2023, up 341 from 2013. Most working residents leave Woodworth for work: only 5% work in town. In Woodworth, the average trip to work is 18 minutes. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Woodworth | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Woodworth, with inland flooding at the top
In Woodworth, the risk rating from FEMA is 7 of 100. FEMA puts two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Woodworth’s year
Winters in Woodworth are chilly and summers pleasant. Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Woodworth’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
6.3% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Woodworth. Of the 994 Ohio towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Woodworth. CDC measures, 32 in all: Woodworth beats Ohio on 17 and trails on 6.
| Woodworth | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Woodworth | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Woodworth sells for about $219K at the median
For households in Woodworth, the share who live in a home they own is 62%. The town’s median rent comes in at $1,335 a month. On the market locally: a median 51 days to sell.
| Woodworth | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,335 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Woodworth is conserved land
1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Woodworth’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodworth Community Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mill Creek Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodworth. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
26 mi AttractionChester teapot
34 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
17 mi Theme parkCascade Park
40 mi National Historic SiteFirst Ladies National Historic Site8K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Ladies National Historic Site: The original uploader was Kralizec! at English Wikipedia., Attribution
Everything we know about Woodworth
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Woodworth
About 2 of every 100 Woodworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Woodworth’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Woodworth.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworth | — | — | C− | — | A− | B |
| North Lima | — | — | D | — | A | B+ |
Woodworth and North Lima have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodworth and North Lima report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodworth with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodworth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodworth, OH expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $146,000, 41% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.