Citytistics
Shortlist

Cost of living, pay and housing

41.09° N · 80.74° W · GEOID 3903184

Austintown

Mahoning County, Ohio · part of the Youngstown, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

OhioAustintown, OHAustintownAustintown

The short answer

Austintown is home to 30,164 people. Median household income is $52,978 a year and median rent is $788 a month, 17.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $144,300, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Austintown stands out for what is close at hand. About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 91% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places we track. Also notable: 2% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 98% of places its size.

57OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Austintown scores better than 57% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 196th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%78
Economy 20%37
Safety 20%53
Amenities 15%46
Education 10%26
Commute 10%69
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: growth, for want of data. The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$788
42% below the median place
Median household income
$52,978
34% below the median place
Median home value
$144,300
55% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Austintown

  • HousingThe median home costs 2.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median household earns $52,978 a year, less than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Austintown

Mahoning County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,365
Moved out7,237
Net+128

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Trumbull County, OH1,8061,825−19
Columbiana County, OH800735+65
Stark County, OH333356−23
Cuyahoga County, OH231273−42
Summit County, OH175311−136
Franklin County, OH218267−49
Portage County, OH178234−56
Lawrence County, PA198140+58

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$49K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mahoning County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mahoning County report $49,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,400.
Income you would need
$31,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $788 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,160 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $144,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 6.8% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
East Peoria, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
34% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$49,371
30% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$49,674
30% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.8%34% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$49,67430% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$49,37130% below
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $46,100 a year, less than in 85% of the 907 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Austintown17.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.8%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Austintown, $788 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Austintown, but easier on the budget

Places that match Austintown on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
East Peoria, IL9514.8% vs 17.8%$17,100Compare
Manitowoc, WI9515.1% vs 17.8%n/aCompare
Carroll, IA9512.4% vs 17.8%n/aCompare
Princeton, IL9415.1% vs 17.8%n/aCompare

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Austintown.

Sponsored · exampleMoving to Austintown? Compare quotes from licensed movers. No partner is signed yet. Sponsored offers are always labelled and never change the data.
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,160
38% below the median place
Median home value1
$144,300
55% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,895
42% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$78842% below
Rent to income117.8%13% below
Property tax rate11.3%44% above
Home price to income12.7x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure87.413% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,00338% below
HUD area median income4County figure$81,90024% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,89542% below
Median home value1$144,30055% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%97% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership166.2%0% below
Renters paying 30%+147.4%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,16038% below
Vacant homes15.2%27% below
Median year built119690% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $52,978, 34% below the median place.

Median household income1
$52,978
34% below the median place
Works from home1
6.8%
45% below the median place
Poverty rate1
16.9%
57% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −12%
Income per person$34,377 −14%
Unemployment4.5% −8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,97834% below
Income per person1$34,37714% below
Unemployment14.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$53,85018% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure93,30738% below
Poverty rate116.9%57% above
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home16.8%45% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%40% above
04

Who lives here

Households average 2.08 people, smaller than than in 96% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
1.7%
80% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place
Median age1
43.7
12% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance3.9% −39%
Bachelor's or higher22.1% −31%
High school or higher95.0% +3%
Homes with broadband90.4% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population130,1641528th largest
Median age143.712% above
Bachelor's or higher122.1%31% below
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad11.7%80% below
No health insurance13.9%39% below
Homes with broadband190.4%2% below
05

Life in Austintown

The nearest National Park Service site is First Ladies National Historic Site, about 39 miles away.

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Anderson, Judge William Shaw, House listed 1976

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.6 −25%
Playgrounds per 10k10.9 +16%
Grocery stores per 10k3.3 +57%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k14.6 +31%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −24%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 3.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • First Ladies National Historic Site 39 miles
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park 43 miles
  • David Berger National Memorial 47 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.8 +14%
Shops35.6 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
39.0
27% above the median place
Public schools13
73
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
27,927
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure73above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure27,927above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure16.57% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.814% above
Shops per 10k8County figure35.617% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k97.625% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.916% above
Grocery stores per 10k93.357% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k914.631% above
Libraries per 10k90.724% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.8267% above
Nearest National Park Service site1039.027% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles105150% above
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 135, 30% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
135
30% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,403
16% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
50°F
9% below the median place
July average high14
83°F
4% below the median place
January average low14
19°F
26% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureAustintownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F4% below
January average low14County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation14County figure40.7 in7% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure83.610% below
Hurricane risk15County figure68.53% below
Tornado risk15County figure91.212% above
Wildfire risk15County figure48.621% below
Heat wave risk15County figure78.413% below
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure63.4%7% below
08

Austintown in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Austintown does better than 76% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 48%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$788/mo (2024)$1,000/mo$820 to $1,220/mo+4.0%
Median household income$52,978 (2024)$66,500$56,000 to $78,500+3.9%
Median home value$144,300 (2024)$207,000$150,000 to $285,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Austintown

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Niles, OH$798$50,953Compare
Virginia, MN$792$51,720Compare
Girard, OH$769$52,550Compare
Pottsville, PA$822$54,332Compare
Pottsville, PAGirard, OHVirginia, MNNiles, OHAustintown, OHAustintownNilesVirginiaGirardAustintownNilesVirginiaGirard

Places built like Austintown

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Austintown performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Austintown, OH17.8%3.2%/yrn/a
Pekin, IL16.2%3.6%/yr-1.9%Compare
Manitowoc, WI15.1%5.9%/yr0.1%Compare
Trotwood, OH24.7%6.4%/yr0.5%Compare
East Peoria, IL14.8%4.0%/yr-1.8%Compare
New Philadelphia, OH18.4%5.6%/yr-1.5%Compare
West Bend, WI17.4%4.0%/yr1.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Austintown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 57 out of 100, better than 57% of the places we rate and 196th of 290 in Ohio. The median home costs 2.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. The median household earns $52,978 a year, less than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Austintown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $144,300.

What salary do you need to live in Austintown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Austintown safe?

There were 135 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Austintown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Niles, OH, Virginia, MN, Girard, OH and Pottsville, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Austintown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Austintown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/austintown-ohio

Citytistics. “Austintown, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/austintown-ohio/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.