Old Fields, WV

The affordability dashboard for Old Fields, WV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 898 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (69/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $64,583, median home value of $134,200, median rent of $1,526 per month, and 39.2% 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 $932 per month (studio $715, 1BR $784, 3BR $1,146, 4BR $1,263). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,141 per year, consuming 16% 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 Old Fields, WV include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.6% and poverty 21.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.