The City of Youngstown is home to over 4,500 vacant structures and over 22,000 vacant lots, which creates one of the highest vacant property rates per capita in the United States
The city’s total percentage of vacant land is 36.4 percent or two and a half times the national average of 15.4 percent (Brookings).
The vacant structure per 1,000 residents ratio in Youngstown is 61.8 or 23 times the national average of (2.63).