CitytisticsShortlist

Cost of living, pay and housing

39.80° N · 84.25° W · GEOID 3927846

Fort McKinley

Montgomery County, Ohio · part of the Dayton, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioFort McKinley, OHFort McKinleyFort McKinley

The short answer

Fort McKinley is home to 3,508 people. Median household income is $45,687 a year and median rent is $1,049 a month, 27.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $59,900, about 1.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,049
23% below the median place
Median household income
$45,687
43% below the median place
Median home value
$59,900
81% below the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
17% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fort McKinley

  • The median home is valued at $59,900, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $34,200 a year left, less than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 27.7 years old, younger than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 27.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 91% of places its size.
  • 62% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Fort McKinley

Montgomery County loses about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in21,282
Moved out21,649
Net−367

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Greene County, OH3,5493,690−141
Warren County, OH1,6211,801−180
Miami County, OH1,1581,541−383
Butler County, OH1,216931+285

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$64K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Montgomery County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Montgomery County report $55,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$42,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,049 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,331 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $59,900.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 12.0% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Valdosta, GA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$55,381
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$64,310
8% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%2% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.950% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$55,38122% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$64,3108% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.3x, 66% below the median place.

Fort McKinley27.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$41,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.6%
35% above the median place
Home price to income
1.3x
66% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$34,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fort McKinley, $1,049 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fort McKinley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Portales, NM21.4% vs 27.6%n/aCompare
Hillsdale, MI19.1% vs 27.6%n/aCompare
Clinton, SC24.2% vs 27.6%$700Compare

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Fort McKinley.

Sponsored · exampleMoving to Fort McKinley? Compare quotes from licensed movers. No partner is signed yet. Sponsored offers are always labelled and never change the data.
Median home value1
$59,900
81% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.3%
156% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.1%
23% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04923% below
Rent to income127.6%35% above
Property tax rate12.3%156% above
Home price to income11.3x66% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.78% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,24823% below
HUD area median income4County figure$103,0004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,39357% below
Median home value1$59,90081% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%77% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.8%8% above
Homeownership163.8%4% below
Renters paying 30%+162.1%23% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33129% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.5%21% above
Median year built119621% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $21,887, 45% below the median place.

Income per person1
$21,887
45% below the median place
Median household income1
$45,687
43% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,68743% below
Income per person1$21,88745% below
Unemployment1County figure5.7%17% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,7883% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure251,92567% above
Poverty rate1County figure15.0%39% above
Mean commute120 min20% below
Works from home1County figure12.0%4% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.2%38% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 27.7, 29% below the median place.

Median age1
27.7
29% below the median place
Household size1
2.9
15% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
89.4%
3% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,5086646th largest
Median age127.729% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure31.3%2% below
High school or higher191.3%1% below
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad1County figure5.3%40% below
No health insurance1County figure6.5%2% above
Homes with broadband189.4%3% below
05

Life in Fort McKinley

164 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.9 −72%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k2.9 +34%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%
Shops28.1 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.2 +0%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
157
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
73,817
above the median place (median 4,897)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
3.0
27% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure157above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure73,817above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.017% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.20% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k92.972% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k92.934% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure164above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 92.6, 14% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fort McKinley. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
92.6
14% above the median place
January average low12
21°F
16% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
44.1
28% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFort McKinleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation12County figure41.6 in5% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.70% above
Hurricane risk13County figure49.230% below
Tornado risk13County figure92.614% above
Wildfire risk13County figure44.128% below
Heat wave risk13County figure88.72% below
Median air quality index14County figure467% above
Good air days14County figure60.3%12% below
08

Fort McKinley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,049/mo (2024)$1,310/mo$1,080 to $1,600/mo+3.8%
Median household income$45,687 (2024)$57,500$48,500 to $68,000+3.8%
Median home value$59,900 (2024)$78,000$56,000 to $107,000+4.4%

The median home would be worth 1.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fort McKinley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Valdosta, GA$1,054$45,925Compare
Commerce, TX$909$44,386Compare
Muncie, IN$904$44,471Compare
Portales, NM$903$50,555Compare
Portales, NMMuncie, INCommerce, TXValdosta, GAFort McKinley, OHFort McKinleyValdostaCommerceMunciePortalesFort McKinleyValdostaCommerceMunciePortales

Common questions

Is Fort McKinley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is valued at $59,900, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $34,200 a year left, less than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fort McKinley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $59,900.

What salary do you need to live in Fort McKinley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fort McKinley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Valdosta, GA, Commerce, TX, Muncie, IN and Portales, NM.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fort McKinley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fort McKinley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fort-mckinley-ohio

Citytistics. “Fort McKinley, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fort-mckinley-ohio/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.