City Profile

Jefferson

Jefferson profile describes structural housing sustainability conditions for local residents using standardized national methodology.

Housing Stability Score

75

/100

Composite Score • Higher is stronger

Scores use a consistent four-component framework built from public, reproducible data sources.

Housing-first durability lens

Trend Direction

Improving

Trend direction compares this snapshot with the prior published score; movement within three points is treated as stable.

Media Summary

Jefferson Housing Stability Media Summary

Jefferson, NY currently has a 75 / 100 Housing Stability Score with a improving trend signal. The score is a structural housing sustainability measure, not a forecast of future prices.

Citation Language

Jefferson, NY has a 75/100 Housing Stability Score (strong), 75/100 national percentile, and +32.9 point change versus the prior published snapshot.

Housing Stability Score

75

Strong relative housing sustainability score on a 0-100 scale.

National Rank

#7,696 of 30,973

Same-state rank: #166 of 968. Higher scores indicate stronger relative stability.

Score Movement

+32.9

Point change versus the prior published score snapshot.

Leading Signal

Affordability Stability

Highest component score in the four-part housing stability framework.

Why This Score

These drivers summarize the main score movement, strongest support, and clearest pressure point for this location.

Score Driver

The composite score improved by 32.9 points versus the prior published snapshot, enough to mark the trend as improving.

Component Driver

Affordability stability is the strongest component at 81 / 100, so it contributes the most support to the current housing stability score.

Component Driver

Market volatility is the main constraint at 45 / 100, so users should read that component as the clearest pressure point in this location.

Score Driver

This score uses 8 observed local inputs and 4 inherited county inputs out of 14 model inputs; 2 inputs are filled from comparable benchmarks when direct observations are unavailable.

Score Components

Every location includes standardized component evaluation so cross-location comparison stays structurally consistent.

Affordability Stability

Evaluates whether housing costs align sustainably with local income over time using rent burden, price-to-income, and cost growth relative to wages.

Component Score: 81 / 100

State: 90 / 100 percentile (very strong relative stability)

National: 81 / 100 percentile (very strong relative stability)

Market Volatility

Measures housing price consistency and resistance to boom-and-bust cycles that can destabilize long-term resident outcomes.

Component Score: 45 / 100

State: 50 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)

National: 45 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)

Supply Pressure

Tracks whether housing availability keeps pace with demand through inventory, construction pace, and local supply balance conditions.

Component Score: 50 / 100

State: 40 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)

National: 50 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)

Ownership Sustainability

Assesses long-term ownership viability through expense escalation, tax burden pressure, insurance overlap, and distress indicators.

Component Score: 81 / 100

State: 91 / 100 percentile (very strong relative stability)

National: 81 / 100 percentile (very strong relative stability)

Comparative Context

State Comparison

State benchmark: 83 / 100 percentile (higher is more stable), placing this location above most comparable places in this state.

National Comparison

National benchmark: 75 / 100 percentile (higher is more stable), placing this location above most comparable places nationwide.

Methodology Summary

Scoring uses public, reproducible county-level datasets including ACS, BLS LAUS, FHFA HPI, and Census housing estimates, applied through the same framework across affordability stability, market volatility, supply pressure, and ownership sustainability.

Snapshot Date: 2024-12-30Data Update Status: Succeeded • 2026-05-08 21:30 UTC

County Data Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:22 UTC)City Data Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:24 UTC)HUD County Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)County Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)State/National Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)City Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:30 UTC)
ACS: 2024 ACS 5-yearBLS: 2024 BLS annualCensus: 2024 Census housing growth proxyFHFA: 2024 FHFA annualHUD: 2024 HUD FMR (carried forward from 2023 HUD FMR)

Data Coverage

City coverage combines local city observations with county-level inherited signals when direct city series are unavailable.

Observed Local

8

Inherited Inputs

4

Imputed Inputs

2

Coverage Share

85.7%

Total model inputs this run: 14