Living in Struthers, OH
Struthers is a big small town of 9,923 people in Mahoning County, Ohio. It's about 4 miles from Youngstown, OH and 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $850 a month.
9,923people
$100kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
180Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,923
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,725 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 4 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Low property crime (980 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PIT airport
- 43 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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