Best PlacesArlington, Youngstown, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arlington, Youngstown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arlington, Youngstown ranks 5,173rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arlington, Youngstown
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Arlington, Youngstown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arlington, Youngstown ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Arlington, Youngstown ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$24,436 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arlington, Youngstown
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arlington, Youngstown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $24,436, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Arlington, Youngstown's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arlington, Youngstown
Arlington, Youngstown runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arlington, Youngstown.
Who works in Arlington, Youngstown, and how
Work in Arlington, Youngstown centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 34%
Life in Arlington, Youngstown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arlington, Youngstown.
What the weather is like in Arlington, Youngstown, month by month
Arlington, Youngstown sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Arlington, Youngstown
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arlington, Youngstown
Schools across Arlington, Youngstown average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Austintown Intermediate SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Harding Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Austintown Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- William S Guy Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Rayen Early College Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fitch High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Youngstown Rayen Early College High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arlington, Youngstown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arlington, Youngstown measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Arlington, Youngstown against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arlington, Youngstown
Is Arlington, Youngstown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arlington, Youngstown ranks 5,173rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arlington, Youngstown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,494. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $24,436 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Arlington, Youngstown safe?
Arlington, Youngstown is safer than 11% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $774 per resident a year.
Compare Arlington, Youngstown with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arlington, Youngstown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arlington, Youngstown represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Arlington, Youngstown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arlington, Youngstown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arlington, Youngstown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arlington, Youngstown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arlington, Youngstown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arlington, Youngstown detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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