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Place dossier plate
SheetOH-BECKETT-RIDGE-OH Β· Beckett Ridge, OH 9,451 pop Β· income 87th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Beckett Ridge
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Beckett Ridge on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Girard Β· lowest
42,861
Girard Β· lowest
42,861 median HH income
25.4% of the leader Β· rank #1
Emerald Bay Β· near
120,139
Emerald Bay Β· near
120,139 median HH income
71.1% of the leader Β· rank #2
Beckett Ridge Β· this city
120,179
Beckett Ridge Β· this city
120,179 median HH income
71.1% of the leader Β· rank #3
Danwood Β· near
120,188
Danwood Β· near
120,188 median HH income
71.1% of the leader Β· rank #4
Saybrook Manor Β· near
120,208
Saybrook Manor Β· near
120,208 median HH income
71.1% of the leader Β· rank #5
Sterling City Β· near
120,208
Sterling City Β· near
120,208 median HH income
71.1% of the leader Β· rank #6
Madeira Β· highest
168,981
Madeira Β· highest
168,981 median HH income
100.0% of the leader Β· rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Beckett Ridge on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 9,451.
Beckett Ridge ranks in the 87th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
87th
percentile, household income
65th
percentile, home value
22nd
percentile, median rent
π How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Beckett Ridge, OH
Beckett Ridge is a small town in Ohio, home to 9,451 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Beckett Ridge report a median income of $120,179 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.9%. Beckett Ridge's housing stock carries a median value of $297,300, and the median resident age is 38.6 years. About 58.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 66.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Ohio run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Ohio scores 92.8 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,092 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $228 across Ohio, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Beckett Ridge workers runs 20.0 minutes, with 74.1% driving alone and 21.8% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.0 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Beckett Ridge's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Beckett Ridge, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Beckett Ridge?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Which cities make useful reference points for Beckett Ridge?
Within Ohio, the closest population matches are Madeira (9,454 residents, $168,981 income); Oakwood (9,480 residents, $158,968 income); Girard (9,521 residents, $42,861 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Steger, IL (9,449 residents); Halls, TN (9,455 residents); Monmouth Junction, NJ (9,457 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in Beckett Ridge?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 20.0 minutes.
High income Β· poverty 4.9% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.8 (US=100)
Affordable Β· BEA RPP 2024, Ohio average
B+
City profile score Β· Beckett Ridge, OH
79/100
4 published dimensions Β· ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
58.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A
$120,179
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop β₯1,000); ACS.
Cost of living B+
92.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 β national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate B-
4.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Beckett Ridge profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 91/100 (A+) Β· 58.4%
Household income: 86/100 (A) Β· $120,179
Cost of living: 75/100 (B+) Β· 92.8 index
Poverty rate: 66/100 (B-) Β· 4.9%
How does Beckett Ridge compare to other US cities?
Here's how Beckett Ridge stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income87% higher than other cities
Home value65% pricier than other cities
Median rent22% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Beckett Ridge against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Ohio only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Ohio-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Beckett Ridge near the bottom of Ohio's cities
Among the 1,196 Ohio cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Beckett Ridge ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Beckett Ridge only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#84 of 1,145
93rd percentile in Ohio
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,196
0th percentile in Ohio
Median Home Value
#117 of 1,164
90th percentile in Ohio
Poverty Rate
#705 of 1,196
40th percentile in Ohio
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#72 of 1,196
94th percentile in Ohio
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Ohio only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
87th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Beckett Ridge's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$297,30035th percentilemore affordable than 35% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates Β· 2023
Beckett Ridge's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5Γ
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0Γ
National rank
#3,870 of 15,516
More affordable than 75% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,497 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5Γ, Beckett Ridge sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,870 of 15,516 and #3,497 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value Γ· median household income for cities with both fields and population β₯ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0β5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$120,179Beckett Ridge, OH median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Beckett Ridge, OH median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Beckett Ridge, OH.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,451
Median Income
$120,179
Median Home Value
$297,300
Median Age
38.6
Poverty Rate
4.9%
Labor force participation
66.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
58.4%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
20.0 minutes
Drive Alone
74.1%
Carpool
3.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
21.8%
Other
0.7%
Based on 4,848 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Ohio statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $228
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Ohio at $228 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Ohio statewide averages, not a meter reading for Beckett Ridge. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Ohio's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.8 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Beckett Ridge is $1,092/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Ohio statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.0 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Ohio statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Beckett Ridge sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Beckett Ridge compares to similar-size Ohio cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.