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Place dossier plate
SheetOH-OBETZ-OH · Obetz, OH 6,293 pop · income 63rd 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 Obetz
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Obetz on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Clyde · lowest
48,705
Clyde · lowest
48,705 median HH income
45.9% of the leader · rank #1
Flagler Beach · near
81,193
Flagler Beach · near
81,193 median HH income
76.5% of the leader · rank #2
Obetz · this city
81,200
Obetz · this city
81,200 median HH income
76.5% of the leader · rank #3
Williamsburg · near
81,200
Williamsburg · near
81,200 median HH income
76.5% of the leader · rank #4
Azle · near
81,200
Azle · near
81,200 median HH income
76.5% of the leader · rank #5
Pella · near
81,201
Pella · near
81,201 median HH income
76.5% of the leader · rank #6
Shelburne · highest
106,187
Shelburne · highest
106,187 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · 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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Obetz on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 6,293.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Obetz - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Obetz lands in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 56th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
63rd
percentile, household income
40th
percentile, home value
22nd
percentile, median rent
56th
percentile, safety
📝 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: Obetz, OH
Obetz is a small town in Ohio, home to 6,293 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Obetz households earn a median of $81,200 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.5%. Typical homes in Obetz are valued around $191,700, and the median resident age is 32.2 years. 20.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 62.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 40 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 42% from five years earlier. Obetz reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1206.6 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Ohio run below the national norm: the state registers 92.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,092 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Ohio run around $228, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. 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 Obetz'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to population change to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Obetz, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Obetz?
Within Ohio, the closest population matches are Champion Heights (6,299 residents, $69,688 income); Covedale (6,306 residents, $96,318 income); Rossford (6,315 residents, $68,381 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Yarmouth, ME (6,293 residents); Countryside, IL (6,294 residents); Shelburne, VT (6,292 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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in Obetz?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.5%, 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.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 84.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,819 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +32.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 40 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Obetz?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1206.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 47% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1100.5
Violent rate
106.1
Total reported rate
1206.6
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 12.5% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Ohio average
C
City profile score · Obetz, OH
55/100
5 published dimensions · 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.
Cost of living B+
92.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime B-
106 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income C+
$81,200
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Obetz profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 75/100 (B+) · 92.8 index
Violent crime: 69/100 (B-) · 106 /100k
Household income: 61/100 (C+) · $81,200
Bachelor's+ share: 36/100 (F) · 20.5%
Poverty rate: 30/100 (F) · 12.5%
Where Obetz sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Obetz's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Obetz highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Obetz, OH (this city): home $191,700, crime 1,207/100k
Yarmouth, ME : home $506,300, crime 509/100k
Countryside, IL : home $330,700, crime 2,606/100k
Shelburne, VT : home $496,700, crime 1,389/100k
Warrenton, OR : home $386,500, crime 4,868/100k
Gladewater, TX : home $162,400, crime 1,742/100k
Cold Spring, KY : home $235,200, crime 1,976/100k
Brookville, OH : home $170,900, crime 950/100k
Jackson, OH : home $128,300, crime 2,310/100k
How does Obetz compare to other US cities?
Where Obetz sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income63% higher than other cities
Home value40% pricier than other cities
Median rent22% pricier than other cities
Safety56% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Ohio, Obetz ranks #148 of 281 Ohio cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Obetz 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 Obetz near the bottom of Ohio's cities
Among the 1,196 Ohio cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Obetz ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Obetz only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#294 of 1,145
74th percentile in Ohio
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,196
0th percentile in Ohio
Median Home Value
#337 of 1,164
71st percentile in Ohio
Poverty Rate
#345 of 1,196
71st percentile in Ohio
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#522 of 1,196
56th 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
63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 56th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Obetz's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Obetz's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Obetz's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$191,700Among the most affordablemore affordable than 60% 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 · 2023
Obetz's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,284 of 15,516
More affordable than 79% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,008 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.4×, Obetz sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,284 of 15,516 and #3,008 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 ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$81,200Obetz, OH median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Obetz, 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 Obetz, OH.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,293
Median Income
$81,200
Median Home Value
$191,700
Median Age
32.2
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Labor force participation
62.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1206.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
106.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1100.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Obetz's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,523 residents
2021
5,792 residents
2022
6,033 residents
2023
6,997 residents
2024
7,272 residents
2025
7,342 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
40
housing units authorized
Single-Family
40
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
6.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
69
69
0
$15.8M
2020
130
130
0
$33.7M
2021
109
109
0
$30.5M
2022
381
91
290
$63.3M
2023
101
52
49
$24.7M
2024
40
40
0
$16.5M
Permit volume decreased 42% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
84.6%
Carpool
6.8%
Public Transit
1.3%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
7.3%
Based on 2,870 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 Obetz. 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 Obetz 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 Obetz sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Obetz 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, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, 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.