Oak Hill, NY

The affordability dashboard for Oak Hill, NY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 277 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (78/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $109,750, median home value of $342,500, median rent of — per month, and 46.9% 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 $1,373 per month (studio $1,008, 1BR $1,118, 3BR $1,813, 4BR $2,075). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,844 per year, consuming 12% 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 Oak Hill, NY include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.