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41.25° N · 80.74° W · GEOID 3936557

Howland Center

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

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

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The short answer

Howland Center is home to 6,266 people. Median household income is $86,135 a year and median rent is $1,116 a month, 15.5% 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 $196,000, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Howland Center stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 84 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: 3% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 98% of places its size.

87OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Howland Center scores better than 87% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 84th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%91
Economy 20%56
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%57
Commute 10%79
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,116
18% below the median place
Median household income
$86,135
7% above the median place
Median home value
$196,000
39% 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 Howland Center

  • AffordabilityCompared with the 18 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Fort Shawnee, OH, Kingsford, MI and Mount Zion, IL), money left after rent here is higher: $77,100 against a typical $62,400.
  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs only about $169 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 86% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • HousingThe median home costs 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Howland Center

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

Mahoning County, OH1,8251,806+19
Portage County, OH390379+11
Mercer County, PA399308+91
Cuyahoga County, OH237277−40
Ashtabula County, OH246221+25
Geauga County, OH254189+65
Summit County, OH187224−37
Franklin County, OH153

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
$44,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,116 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,285 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $196,000.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 3.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Schlusser, PA matches it on character for less of your income. 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
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 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

27% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 95% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.

Howland Center15.5%
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
$44,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.5%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Howland Center, $1,116 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 Howland Center, but easier on the budget

Places that match Howland Center 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
Schlusser, PA9712.7% vs 15.5%$4,100Compare
DeWitt, IA9712.4% vs 15.5%n/aCompare
Mount Zion, IL948.6% vs 15.5%$22,300Compare
Douglas, WY9112.1% vs 15.5%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
27.5%
46% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,285
31% below the median place
Median home value1
$196,000
39% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,11618% below
Rent to income115.5%24% below
Property tax rate11.4%59% above
Home price to income12.3x40% 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$2,84713% below
Median home value1$196,00039% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%59% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership178.0%17% above
Renters paying 30%+127.5%46% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,28531% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119740% 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%)
Works from home1
3.2%
74% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate7.0% −35%
Income per person$43,198 +8%
Median household income$86,135 +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,1357% above
Income per person1$43,1988% above
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 rate17.0%35% below
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home13.2%74% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 96.7%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
96.7%
5% above the median place
Median age1
42.0
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.7%
3% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,2665785th largest
Median age142.08% above
Bachelor's or higher135.4%10% above
High school or higher196.7%5% above
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad1County figure1.2%87% below
No health insurance1County figure7.0%9% above
Homes with broadband194.7%3% above
05

Life in Howland Center

The nearest National Park Service site is David Berger National Memorial, about 42 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.2 −69%
Playgrounds per 10k3.2 −66%
Grocery stores per 10k3.2 +50%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.0 +43%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails6 km 2.8×
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • David Berger National Memorial 42 miles
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park 42 miles
  • James A. Garfield National Historic Site 42 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
41.8
36% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
Public schools12
70
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure70above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure25,240above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k93.269% below
Playgrounds per 10k93.266% below
Grocery stores per 10k93.250% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k916.043% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails95.5175% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1041.836% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles105150% above
National Register listings11County 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 Howland Center. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
50°F
10% below the median place
July average high13
83°F
5% below the median place
January average low13
18°F
27% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHowland CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure83°F5% below
January average low13County figure18°F27% below
Average temperature13County figure50°F10% below
Annual precipitation13County figure42.2 in4% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure84.59% below
Hurricane risk14County figure69.42% below
Tornado risk14County figure90.812% above
Wildfire risk14County figure43.729% below
Heat wave risk14County figure75.616% below
Median air quality index15County figure467% above
Good air days15County figure60.3%12% below
08

Howland Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% 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, Howland Center does better than 90% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 39%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,116/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,160 to $1,730/mo+4.1%
Median household income$86,135 (2024)$109,000$92,000 to $129,000+4.0%
Median home value$196,000 (2024)$279,000$203,000 to $384,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

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

09

Places like Howland Center

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

PlaceRentIncome
North Augusta, SC$1,169$86,092Compare
Baldwin, PA$1,066$80,983Compare
Allouez, WI$1,114$91,250Compare
Fairview Heights, IL$1,174$80,930Compare
Fairview Heights, ILAllouez, WIBaldwin, PANorth Augusta, SCHowland Center, OHHowland CenterNorth AugustaBaldwinAllouezFairview HeightsHowland CenterNorth AugustaBaldwinAllouezFairview Heights

Places built like Howland Center

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 Howland Center performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Howland Center, OH15.5%3.9%/yrn/a
Fort Shawnee, OH13.7%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Kingsford, MI17.9%7.0%/yr-0.8%Compare
Mount Zion, IL8.6%3.8%/yr-2.2%Compare
St. Clairsville, OH14.5%1.6%/yr-3.2%Compare
Milton, WI13.0%4.9%/yr5.4%Compare
Wauseon, OH15.3%3.3%/yr-1.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Howland Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 87 out of 100, better than 87% of the places we rate and 84th of 290 in Ohio. Compared with the 18 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Fort Shawnee, OH, Kingsford, MI and Mount Zion, IL), money left after rent here is higher: $77,100 against a typical $62,400. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $169 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 86% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Howland Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.5% 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 $196,000.

What salary do you need to live in Howland Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Howland Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Augusta, SC, Baldwin, PA, Allouez, WI and Fairview Heights, IL.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Howland Center with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Howland Center itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/howland-center-ohio

Citytistics. “Howland Center, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/howland-center-ohio/

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