Fairfield, OH

The affordability dashboard for Fairfield, OH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 43,917 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (60/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $75,661, median home value of $232,400, median rent of $1,235 per month, and 30.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,353 per month (studio $958, 1BR $1,051, 3BR $1,785, 4BR $1,976). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,340 per year, consuming 20% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Fairfield, OH include rent. Pressure points are childcare. Unemployment currently reads 5.5% and poverty 8.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.