Moscow, OH

The affordability dashboard for Moscow, OH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,665 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (38/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,176, median home value of $226,100, median rent of $1,294 per month, and 13.4% 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 27% 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. Pressure points are education, housing, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 13.6% and poverty 24.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.