Almond, NY

The affordability dashboard for Almond, NY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,479 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (72/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $83,173, median home value of $123,300, median rent of $983 per month, and 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $974 per month (studio $750, 1BR $754, 3BR $1,243, 4BR $1,464). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,844 per year, consuming 15% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Almond, NY include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.6% and poverty 12.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.