What salary do you need to live in Youngstown, OH?

The cost side of living in Youngstown

Census figures put the median gross rent in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro at $631 for a one-bedroom, $814 for a two-bedroom and $934 for a three-bedroom. Moving from one to two bedrooms adds $183 a month, and the third bedroom another $120.

On the ownership side, the typical owner-occupied home is valued at $149,000. That is only 2.6× the area's median household income of $56,713, a low ratio by national standards.

BEA's Regional Price Parity for the metro is 87.4, where 100 is the US average. In plain terms, the full basket of goods, services and housing costs 12.6% less than average, so $100,000 here buys roughly what $114,424 would at average US prices.

The salary lines for a two-bedroom in Youngstown

The salary lines for a two-bedroom household land at $17,000 for Tight, $37,000 for Okay and $74,000 for Comfortable. The gap between the Okay and Comfortable lines alone is $37,000, which says how much extra income it takes to make housing feel roomy here rather than merely workable.

The Royal grade is within reach at $207,000 a year, where both rent and the median home price look small next to income.

Each figure is the lowest income, to the next $1,000, at which the calculator itself would show that grade for a two-bedroom in Youngstown.

What different incomes look like in Youngstown

Take a $75,000 salary. In a one-bedroom the rent share is 10% and the score 70, Comfortable; in a three-bedroom the share rises to 15% and the score falls to 64, Okay.

Read down the two-bedroom column and the first Comfortable row is $75,000, consistent with the $74,000 line above.

Where Youngstown falls nationally

Ranked against all 387 metros, Youngstown sits 348th on overall price level and 384th on the two-bedroom rent median, counting from the most expensive. Its median home value ranks 377th.

Next to Youngstown on the national rent ranking: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ($816) and Anniston-Oxford, AL ($807).

Youngstown vs. the rest of Ohio

Statewide, Ohio's median two-bedroom rent is $1,063 and its median home value $214,800. Youngstown's rent is −23% against that, and its home value −31%; the price parity is 87.4 versus 92.8 for the state.

The Ohio figure for the Comfortable line, using state medians, is $114,000 against $74,000 for Youngstown.

If Youngstown is on your list, Mansfield, OH, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, and Wheeling, WV-OH are the most similar Ohio metros by two-bedroom rent and price level; the table shows where each turns Comfortable.

Does the typical Youngstown income clear the bar?

The median household in the metro earns $56,713 (ACS 2020-2024). Run through the calculator with two bedrooms, that scores 58, Okay. The Comfortable line is 30% above what the median household makes. For Ohio as a whole, the median household income of $71,389 scores 52 against statewide rents. Since a household can have two or more earners, compare it with a combined income rather than one paycheck.

All figures are pre-tax estimates from public data, not financial advice.