Stow, OH

The affordability dashboard for Stow, OH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 38,742 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 $94,287, median home value of $254,500, median rent of $1,183 per month, and 47.9% 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 $1,268 per month (studio $904, 1BR $985, 3BR $1,547, 4BR $1,681). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,340 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 Stow, OH include income, education, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.6% and poverty 8.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.