Antwerp, NY

The affordability dashboard for Antwerp, NY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,719 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (59/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $73,643, median home value of $111,600, median rent of $779 per month, and 11.4% 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 $1,405 per month (studio $969, 1BR $1,071, 3BR $1,907, 4BR $2,340). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,844 per year, consuming 17% 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 Antwerp, NY include housing. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 7.5% and poverty 14.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.