Rankings · How Fostoria ranks in OH
Fostoria ranks #12 in Ohio for affordability
Fostoria is ranked on 37 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
37
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #12 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Fostoria does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fostoria marked.
At a glance
Fostoria lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Fostoria’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Fostoria does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#12/1022Lowest property tax#43/1022Cheapest rent#214/980Rent easiest to afford#77/217 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#422/1022 SafetySafety →
Safest#115/262 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#392/1022Lowest obesity#675/1022Fewest smokers#746/1022Closest to a top hospital#800/1022Healthiest#827/1021Most active#846/1022Fewest uninsured#956/1022 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#285/369 People
Most educated#983/1022 What kind of place
Drier than 94% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Fostoria’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 94% of OH towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 70% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.4° January low
Younger than 69% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
39.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 63% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18% of residents are 65+
More kids than 62% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.5% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 59% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.3° July high
More year-round than 57% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Longer growing season than 54% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
183 days between frosts
Less snow than 53% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
24 in of snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 52% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+55.6% in home prices, 5 years
Almost there
2 spots from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Fostoria sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Fostoria out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.