Living in Canfield, OH
Canfield is a big small town of 7,649 people in Mahoning County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Youngstown, OH and 57 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $788 a month.
7,649people
$255kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
180Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,649
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,499 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 8 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,607/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CAK airport
- 47 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mahoning County: R+9 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk