What is the cost of living in Youngstown-Warren?

Youngstown-Warren has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 87.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 53.4, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $973/month.

What is the median salary in Youngstown-Warren?

The median salary in Youngstown-Warren is $58,019 annually (mean: $61,461). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers.

How safe is Youngstown-Warren?

The violent crime rate in the Youngstown-Warren area is 293 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1545 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Youngstown-Warren?

The state of OH has 3,586 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Charter schools make up 9.3% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Youngstown-Warren?

Infant center-based childcare in the Youngstown-Warren area averages $11,791 per year. Preschool averages $9,394/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Youngstown-Warren a good place to relocate?

Youngstown-Warren has a Life Score of 56.5/100 (C-), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is an above-average score, Youngstown-Warren outperforms most scored metros on the combined measure.

Where does Youngstown-Warren sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Youngstown-Warren ranks #173 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Youngstown-Warren, OH

BEA RPP 87.4 ranks #40 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

87.4
Cost index (US=100): $973
2BR rent / mo: $58,019
Median salary: 52.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Youngstown-Warren ranks #173 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (52.6/100), with its strongest marks in housing and cost of living.

#173
of 387 US metros · Above median: 11,883,304
metro-area population: 293
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 3,586
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (12/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Youngstown-Warren ranks #173 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 87.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $973/mo, median salary $58,019; LiveAbility Score 52.6/100, strongest in housing and cost of living.

Signature: BEA RPP 87.4 ranks #40 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 87.4 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $973/mo.

LiveAbility 52.6/100 keeps Youngstown-Warren in the middle third (#173 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Youngstown-Warren area is 152,720.

Youngstown-Warren vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

53 Top 45% higher than 55% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Youngstown-Warren housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Youngstown-Warren MSA; housing RPP 53.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $973/mo.

Studio

$735

/month

1 Bedroom

$771

/month

2 Bedroom

$973

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,270

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,345

/month

Youngstown-Warren wages and employment

Youngstown-Warren posts 152,720 total employment with median salary $58,019 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$58,019

Mean Salary

$61,461

Total Employment

152,720

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,950
Retail Salespersons	$29,080
General and Operations Managers	$80,050
Cashiers	$28,140
Registered Nurses	$78,680

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Youngstown-Warren area from NCES.

Schools

3,586

Enrollment

1,675,943

Student:Teacher

18.2:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Youngstown-Warren area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$11,791

per year

Toddler (Center)

$10,686

per year

Preschool (Center)

$9,394

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Youngstown-Warren's composite Life Score is 56.5/100 (C-), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

90/100

Elite

Wages

17/100

Bottom decile

Rent

94/100

Elite

Crime

56/100

Above average

Schools

88/100

Elite

Childcare

30/100

Weak

Environment

6/100

Bottom decile

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Youngstown-Warren ranks #173 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 52.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Housing (94/100)

Housing

94
Cost of living

90
Safety

57
Low hazard

50
Climate

38
Air quality

35
Job market

17
Schools

12

What this shows Youngstown-Warren's strongest dimensions are housing and cost of living; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 12/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Youngstown-Warren on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

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Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Youngstown-Warren cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Youngstown-Warren wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Youngstown-Warren runs a $58,019 median salary at a 87.4 cost index, ranking #173 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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