Leipsic, OH

The affordability dashboard for Leipsic, OH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 5,194 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (74/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $86,494, median home value of $165,100, median rent of $1,081 per month, and 25.8% 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 $1,053 per month (studio $797, 1BR $808, 3BR $1,263, 4BR $1,394). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,025 per year, consuming 10% 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 Leipsic, OH include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.5% and poverty 8.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.