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41.21° N · 80.78° W · GEOID 3907583

Bolindale

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioBolindale, OHBolindaleBolindale

The short answer

Bolindale is home to 1,637 people. Median household income is $45,833 a year and median rent is $918 a month, 24.0% 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 $94,400, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$918
33% below the median place
Median household income
$45,833
43% below the median place
Median home value
$94,400
70% below the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% 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 Bolindale

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,900 a year left, less than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is valued at $94,400, less than in 96% of places its size.
  • 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $117 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.4% a year while household income rose 1.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bolindale

Trumbull County gains about 2.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,512
Moved out6,178
Net+334

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$47K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Trumbull 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. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Trumbull County report $47,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,400.
Income you would need
$36,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $918 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,035 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $94,400.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 6.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
East Alton, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$47,386
33% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$47,447
32% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
33% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%33% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$47,38633% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$47,44732% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $94,400, 70% below the median place.

Bolindale24.0%
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
$36,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.0%
18% above the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
46% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$37,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bolindale, $918 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 Bolindale, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Gas City, IN19.3% vs 24.0%n/aCompare
Vandalia, IL20.5% vs 24.0%n/aCompare
Ste. Genevieve, MO19.2% vs 24.0%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$94,400
70% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,035
45% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,425
56% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$91833% below
Rent to income124.0%18% above
Property tax rate11.5%66% above
Home price to income12.1x46% 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$1,42556% below
Median home value1$94,40070% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%59% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership176.5%15% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.1%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,03545% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119621% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$45,833
43% below the median place
Income per person1
$27,139
32% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,83343% below
Income per person1$27,13932% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay6County figure$53,59619% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs6County figure65,09257% below
Poverty rate118.4%71% above
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home1County figure6.6%47% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 12.7%, 60% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
12.7%
60% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
85.9%
7% below the median place
Median age1
45.5
17% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6376646th largest
Median age145.517% above
Bachelor's or higher112.7%60% below
High school or higher188.8%4% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad1County figure1.2%87% below
No health insurance1County figure7.0%9% above
Homes with broadband185.9%7% below
05

Life in Bolindale

42 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.2 +20%
Playgrounds per 10k24.4 2.6×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.5 −6%
Shops31.2 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
Public schools11
70
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
25,240
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure70above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure25,240above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.56% below
Shops per 10k8County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k912.220% above
Playgrounds per 10k924.4160% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure42223% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 50°F, 10% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bolindale. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature12
50°F
10% below the median place
July average high12
83°F
5% below the median place
January average low12
18°F
27% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBolindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F5% below
January average low12County figure18°F27% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F10% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.2 in4% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure84.59% below
Hurricane risk13County figure69.42% below
Tornado risk13County figure90.812% above
Wildfire risk13County figure43.729% below
Heat wave risk13County figure75.616% below
Median air quality index14County figure467% above
Good air days14County figure60.3%12% below
08

Bolindale in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, up from 24% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$918/mo (2024)$1,170/mo$960 to $1,430/mo+4.2%
Median household income$45,833 (2024)$57,000$48,500 to $67,500+3.7%
Median home value$94,400 (2024)$128,000$93,000 to $176,000+5.2%

The median home would be worth 2.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

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

09

Places like Bolindale

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

PlaceRentIncome
East Alton, IL$881$48,815Compare
Berlin, NH$815$45,180Compare
Herkimer, NY$821$48,529Compare
Monticello, IN$927$52,798Compare
Monticello, INHerkimer, NYBerlin, NHEast Alton, ILBolindale, OHBolindaleEast AltonBerlinHerkimerMonticelloBolindaleEast AltonBerlinHerkimerMonticello

Common questions

Is Bolindale a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,900 a year left, less than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is valued at $94,400, less than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 48 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bolindale expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $94,400.

What salary do you need to live in Bolindale?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bolindale?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Alton, IL, Berlin, NH, Herkimer, NY and Monticello, IN.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Bolindale with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bolindale itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bolindale-ohio

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

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