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41.17° N · 80.87° W · GEOID 3944912

Lordstown

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioLordstown, OHLordstownLordstown

The short answer

Lordstown is home to 3,332 people. Median household income is $66,411 a year and median rent is $985 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 $174,000, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$985
28% below the median place
Median household income
$66,411
17% below the median place
Median home value
$174,000
46% 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 Lordstown

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.6% a year while household income rose 3.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 83% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $233 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 81% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 46 years old, older than in 82% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Lordstown

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
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
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
$39,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $985 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,218 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $174,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 9.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Champion Heights, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$47,386
33% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$47,447
32% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$47,38633% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$47,44732% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $1,218, 35% below the median place.

Lordstown17.8%
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
$39,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.8%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
31% 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
$57,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Lordstown, 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
Jerseyville, IL14.2% vs 17.8%$6,300Compare
Peru, IL14.8% vs 17.8%n/aCompare
Lacombe, LA14.6% vs 17.8%$8,100Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,218
35% below the median place
Median home value1
$174,000
46% below the median place
Homeownership1
79.4%
20% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$98528% below
Rent to income117.8%13% below
Property tax rate11.1%19% above
Home price to income12.6x31% 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$1,87543% below
Median home value1$174,00046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%59% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership179.4%20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.1%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,21835% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119770% 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%)
Income per person1
$32,430
19% below the median place
Median household income1
$66,411
17% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,41117% below
Income per person1$32,43019% 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 rate1County figure16.6%54% above
Mean commute124 min6% below
Works from home19.7%22% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 46.0, 18% above the median place.

Median age1
46.0
18% above the median place
No health insurance1
3.4%
47% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.8%
41% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.0% −5%
Household size2.4 −2%
Homes with broadband92.4% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,3326646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age146.018% above
Bachelor's or higher118.8%41% below
High school or higher188.0%5% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure1.2%87% below
No health insurance13.4%47% below
Homes with broadband192.4%0% above
05

Life in Lordstown

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

  • McCorkle, Almon G., House listed 1982

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.0 +18%
Playgrounds per 10k15.0 +60%
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 mi0.1 −57%

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 10k9
1.6
30% below the median place
Public schools13
70
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
25,240
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure70above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure25,240above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.56% below
Shops per 10k9County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k1012.018% above
Playgrounds per 10k1015.060% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.157% below
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 210, 10% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
210
10% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
240
80% below 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
10% below the median place
July average high14
83°F
5% below the median place
January average low14
18°F
27% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLordstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F5% below
January average low14County figure18°F27% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F10% below
Annual precipitation14County figure42.2 in4% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure84.59% below
Hurricane risk15County figure69.42% below
Tornado risk15County figure90.812% above
Wildfire risk15County figure43.729% below
Heat wave risk15County figure75.616% below
Median air quality index16County figure467% above
Good air days16County figure60.3%12% below
08

Lordstown 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$985/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.3%
Median household income$66,411 (2024)$83,500$70,500 to $99,000+3.9%
Median home value$174,000 (2024)$240,000$174,000 to $331,000+5.5%
Population3,303 (2025)3,3203,180 to 3,460+0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

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

09

Places like Lordstown

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

PlaceRentIncome
Champion Heights, OH$963$67,940Compare
South Monroe, MI$987$61,982Compare
Eastlake, OH$973$62,072Compare
Silvis, IL$965$62,375Compare
Silvis, ILEastlake, OHSouth Monroe, MIChampion Heights, OHLordstown, OHLordstownChampion HeightsSilvisLordstownChampion HeightsSilvis

Common questions

Is Lordstown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.6% a year while household income rose 3.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 83% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $233 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 81% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lordstown 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 $174,000.

What salary do you need to live in Lordstown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Lordstown safe?

There were 210 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Lordstown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Champion Heights, OH, South Monroe, MI, Eastlake, OH and Silvis, 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 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 Lordstown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lordstown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lordstown-ohio

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

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