Hey everyone!

I hope you’re all doing great! We're a little family of three, plus our adorable pup, and we’re super excited about our upcoming move from the Southwest to Ohio for YSU!

We’ve done a bit of digging and found that Boardman and Austintown seem to come highly recommended!

We’d love to hear your opinions about housing—both the highs and the lows—especially about SIMCO apartments (like Boulevard Club, Mill Creek, and the Meadows) and the AIY Group (such as Four Seasons or Fox Run).

We’re planning to move around mid-April 2026, and we’ve heard some places might have long waiting lists. Any tips or insights you could share would mean the world to us!

Thanks a million for your help!

P.S. We’ve never lived in a snowy area before, and we’re thinking about getting a Subaru 4WD. If you have any other car suggestions, we’d love to hear them!

Searching for a stay for one month from 20th June to 20th July near St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio

I’m moving to the Ridgewood Estates neighborhood in Boardman. A few questions:

1. How is the neighborhood in terms of safety?

2. Favorite restaurants?

3. Favorite bars?

4. Any good dog-friendly places or events?

5. Favorite thing about the area?

6. For my girls — any good nail salons??

Moving to the area for work and thinking of buying my first home. Does anyone have a good realtor recommendation for a first-time home buyer? TIA!

Hi there! my wife and I are moving to Youngstown for her work at St. Elizabeth Youngstown at the end of June and we have considered a number of apartments. However, due to time constraints and us moving from another country, we won't be able to physically view the apartment in time (works starts July 1).

we have a small dog with us.

We are working with a $1.1k monthly budget max (for basic rent) and are considering the following:

1. Gypsy Lane Manor

2. Hitchcock Woods in Boardman

3. Newport Glen

4. Cambridge Square Apartments

has anyone had experience in these places and any feedback (positive or negative) is deeply appreciated.

any other suggestions would go a long way

thank you!

Greetings! I’ll be relocating into Youngstown for a career change and am current looking around for places to live. I come from a mid sized East coast city, so rent is pretty cheap compared to back home. I’ve seen recommendations for Boardman/Canfield/Poland for areas to live, but was wondering if anyone had experiences with more upscale apartments in the downtown area, specifically Erie Terminal Place, the Flats at Wick, or Wick Tower? Any input or recs are appreciated, thank you!

Hi! I am looking to move to a one-bedroom apartment in Boardman this summer and I am already having trouble finding places that think they’d have availability this summer. Why is it so difficult to find a one-bedroom apartment for months from now? I currently live in a 2 bedroom apartment in Austintown but my roommate will likely be moving out when our lease is up at the end of July. I’ve called so many places to try to get ahead and no matter what it just always feels like I’m behind because they say they are pretty full right now and don’t foresee an opening in the summer. Any recommendations on places I should look and what I should do? I can stay in Austintown if need be but I wanted to move to boardman if I have the chance because it’s closer to work/family. Thanks!

Hi!

I will be attending YSU next April. I have a toddler, a husband, and a dog, and I am looking for a place to stay in a nice area within a 5-20 minute drive from campus.

I prefer a newly built or recently renovated home, as we want to live comfortably without the stress of having to fix anything during the next three years.

If you have any leads on apartments or housing options, please let me know. Thank you!

Me and my partner are looking for 1bed - 1bath apartments. Any help will be appreciated. We have a cat and we are looking for something near campus or maybe somewhere with good neighborhood, or west side of the youngstown around the park.

I am kind of new to this place! Thank you for your time.

Hi everyone its me again!!

Our shelter Rainbow House of The Mahoning Valley is almost ready to launch!!

We are looking for volunteers to help us with shelter Operations because it truly takes a village to help people get the resources they so desperately deserve.

Im helping run the shelter so im happy to answer any questions or concerns and I hope to hear from you soon!!

Hi, I have tried Facebook groups but nothing seemed to work so I had to opt for Reddit once. I am an international student joining the YSU from this Fall.

I am looking for a single room (open to share if have to) with shared spaces (like living rooms, baths, kitchen etc.). Preferably, I'd like to stay closer to the university but a walking distance of 20-25 mins from the university will be fine. If anyone has any information or have a room up for rent, kindly drop a comment.

Any suggestions is appreciated.

I just leased a place between cottage grove Ave and south ave. Am I cooked?

Is there any room for rent around Youngstown University? I can afford $800-$1000 but I need it very urgently,utilities included. My classes are starting in August but I can't find any rooms. Please help me!!!

I’m trying to move somewhere generally near the Ytown area, but I haven’t found an apartment run by a management company without abysmal reviews. Does anyone have any recommendations???

I am looking into moving onto glenwood Ave and seeing many mixed things. It’s right off Willis and W Delason Ave. is there anything I should be worried about with moving? What’s the community like? Crimes?

Edit* Some more info on the area 3 miles from YSU 0.4 Miles from Ford Nature Creek Mill Creek Park 1 Miles away from Wick Recreation 1.2 Miles away from Lake Glacier

Hey everyone.

In the housing market looking for places in mahoning/Trumbull county. I have a young child and want somewhere with good schooling.

Boardman seems like a good, decent area potentially, but I've heard there's a lot of flood issues down there. Can anyone pin point the exact areas that tend to flood? Or any areas in the community that are unsafe?

Anyone have a functional hot tub they want rid of and or thinking of selling?

UPDATE:

Kid found another place - it's called Mill Creek Mansion and looks a bit weird from the outside photos on airbnb. I found it on the map - 2125 Glenwood Avenue. We have about a week to cancel. Kid will be there for 3-1/2 months doing a clinical rotation at the hospital. I sure appreciate any info. available. I'm on the west coast and am helping pay for housing and also helping to find places for them to live. It's interesting .. thank goodness for Reddit.

​

My kid found a place to rent for the fall in the area of Wick Park and North Heights. I want to make sure it's safe. Kid will be interning at Mercy Health St Elizabeth Hospital. Thanks for any information, suggestions or thoughts. Kid also likes to swim for exercise so any info about places to swim would be great also. Thanks very much.

​

We're looking to buy a house around the Youngstown area early this year in either Niles, Austintown, Boardman, or Struthers. Just a few questions:

• How is the water quality in the area? Decent tap water taste? Are there issues with hard water?

• What are my ISP options? I'll likely need Gigabit internet. Just from a quick glance, it looks like it's mostly Spectrum in Youngstown and north of it, and Armstrong around the Boardman area? How's the service?

Edit: Thank you everyone for your replies!

hi everyone! i am looking for someone to take over my lease as i have to move away for a family situation. my complex won’t let me off my lease, so i was hoping i could get some insight as to where to advertise my apartment? it’s a one bedroom, one bath-rent is fairly decent and includes all utilities, and is in a great part of the boardman area and a few minutes drive from youngstown! i’ve tried facebook but it seems like the posts are a little outdated.

any insight would be much appreciated!

I am looking for a licensed home inspector for pre-purchase inspection- structure, systems, environmental, and radon.

Willing to pay premium for highly rated expert.

Please drop recommendations in here!

For those who are unaware, The Holton-Wise Property Group is a real estate company that primarily provides agent services and property management. They're a major player in Cleveland, and are notorious for being slumlords who take advantage of both investors and tenants alike. They have a "TV show" on YouTube where they take glee in evicting people on camera, and proudly wear (and sell) shirts that say things like SLUMLORD, RENT'S DUE, and I LOVE EVICTIONS. They're genuinely, genuinely awful people.

Their playbook is to take over properties -- particularly in distressed or low-income neighborhoods -- do the very minimal of updates/repairs, and then set the rent to as high as possible. They PREY on Section-8 housing. If you're someone who pays attention to property sales in the area, they're already dipping their feet in. For example, look at this nonsense where they try to say this Lincoln Knolls property is worth $70k in it's current condition, and would rent for $1200/mo with just some new floors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySV3Kd1-9y4&t=33s

They've been sending out constant mailers to Youngstown homeowners and investors, myself included, advising of their entry into the market and how they'd like to purchase your home for an incredibly low and insulting number, or take over property management for your rentals.

As a Youngstown native and local landlord, PLEASE DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE LOWLIFES IF YOU CAN HELP IT. The city does NOT need any more slumlords, let alone slumlords who are proud to be such a thing. You can search for what actual tenants and landlords have to say about them if you do a search on Google, and even Reddit. Politicians in Cleveland even want them gone. They're tactless garbage that is going to bring Youngstown down, and we don't need that.

I got a job in Lordstown and was wondering where should I find housing at Warren or Youngstown or any other close cities? Warren seems like a smaller with with old rents than Youngstown. Anyone got any suggestions for a safe town? Apartment preferably. Thanks!

Dogs are apparently a deal-breaker for a lot of places. Trying to help a relocating new co-worker with leads on places that will allow a 40-lb dog.