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43.25° N · 79.04° W · GEOID 3684143

Youngstown

Niagara County, New York · part of the Buffalo, NY metro

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Youngstown is home to 1,758 people. Median household income is $81,369 a year and median rent is $900 a month, 13.3% 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 $216,100, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$900
34% below the median place
Median household income
$81,369
1% above the median place
Median home value
$216,100
32% below the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
5% 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 Youngstown

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 89% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median rent takes only 13.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.6 years old, older than in 91% of places its size.
  • 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 84% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1960, older housing than in 81% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 83 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Youngstown

Niagara County loses about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,170
Moved out6,249
Net−79

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Erie County, NY3,4682,829+639
Orleans County, NY149225−76
Monroe County, NY135166−31
Genesee County, NY5565−10
Cattaraugus County, NY4555−10
Queens County, NY70
Kings County, NY49
Maricopa County, AZ43

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Niagara County report $57,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,200.
Income you would need
$36,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $900 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,587 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $216,100.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 6.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Milford, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.8%
60% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$57,209
19% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$57,875
18% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%27% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%60% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-0.517% above
Income of households moving in8County figure$57,87518% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$57,20919% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 13.3%, 35% below the median place.

Youngstown13.3%
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
$36,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.3%
35% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
30% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$71,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
1.8%
100% above the median place
Median year built1
1960
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
56.9%
13% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$90034% below
Rent to income113.3%35% below
Property tax rate11.8%100% above
Home price to income12.7x30% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.85% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,42312% below
HUD area median income4County figure$101,5005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,93020% above
Median home value1$216,10032% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership177.1%16% above
Renters paying 30%+156.9%13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58715% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.5%21% above
Median year built119601% 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
6.1%
51% below the median place
Poverty rate1
5.3%
50% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute31 min +23%
Income per person$47,391 +18%
Unemployment4.6% −5%
Median household income$81,369 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$81,3691% above
Income per person1$47,39118% above
Unemployment14.6%5% below
Average annual pay6County figure$58,58811% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs6County figure68,61754% below
Poverty rate15.3%50% below
Mean commute131 min23% above
Works from home16.1%51% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 49.6, 27% above the median place.

Median age1
49.6
27% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-2.2%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −10%
Bachelor's or higher42.0% +31%
Homes with broadband91.5% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7586646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.2%below (median 1.1%)
Median age149.627% above
Bachelor's or higher142.0%31% above
High school or higher197.7%6% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad1County figure4.4%50% below
No health insurance1County figure2.9%55% below
Homes with broadband191.5%1% below
05

Life in Youngstown

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

  • Old Fort Niagara-Colonial Niagara Historic District listed 1966Landmark
  • Fort Niagara Light listed 1984
  • St. John's Episcopal Church listed 1990
  • Carter, John, Farmstead listed 2007

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.1 +68%
Playgrounds per 10k5.7 −40%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k5.7 6.5×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −60%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.9 8.8×

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 bars21.6 +4%
Shops34.3 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.2 −30%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Students per teacher13
12.2
21% below the median place
Public schools13
4
56% below the median place
Public school students13
1,909
61% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13456% below
Public school students131,90961% below
Students per teacher1312.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.64% above
Shops per 10k9County figure34.313% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure14.230% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k1017.168% above
Playgrounds per 10k105.740% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k105.7above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.860% below
Transit stops per sq mi101.9above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11469% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 1,213)
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.

Good air days16
92.9%
36% above the median place
Median air quality index16
34
21% below the median place
July average high14
81°F
7% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureYoungstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure81°F7% below
January average low14County figure19°F27% below
Average temperature14County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation14County figure35.1 in20% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure83.410% below
Hurricane risk15County figure57.219% below
Tornado risk15County figure52.436% below
Wildfire risk15County figure33.845% below
Heat wave risk15County figure58.635% below
Median air quality index16County figure3421% below
Good air days16County figure92.9%36% above
08

Youngstown in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% 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$900/mo (2024)$1,150/mo$950 to $1,410/mo+4.2%
Median household income$81,369 (2024)$103,500$87,500 to $122,000+4.1%
Median home value$216,100 (2024)$302,000$219,000 to $416,000+5.8%
Population1,822 (2025)1,8101,740 to 1,890−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 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 Youngstown

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

PlaceRentIncome
Milford, OH$940$78,057Compare
Munroe Falls, OH$848$81,214Compare
Huron, OH$1,000$78,333Compare
Hermitage, PA$896$70,052Compare
Hermitage, PAHuron, OHMunroe Falls, OHMilford, OHYoungstown, NYYoungstownMilfordHuronHermitageYoungstownMilfordHuronHermitage

Common questions

Is Youngstown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 89% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes only 13.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Youngstown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.3% 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 $216,100.

What salary do you need to live in Youngstown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Youngstown safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Youngstown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Milford, OH, Munroe Falls, OH, Huron, OH and Hermitage, 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. 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 Youngstown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Youngstown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/youngstown-new-york

Citytistics. “Youngstown, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/youngstown-new-york/

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