Van Buren, OH

The affordability dashboard for Van Buren, OH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,351 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (67/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $93,750, median home value of $315,200, median rent of — per month, and 31.3% 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 $1,127 per month (studio $777, 1BR $859, 3BR $1,484, 4BR $1,693). 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 Van Buren, OH include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.9% and poverty 4.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.