Bantam, CT

The affordability dashboard for Bantam, CT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,446 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (58/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $85,000, median home value of $328,700, median rent of $703 per month, and 33.2% 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 $1,507 per month (studio $1,033, 1BR $1,219, 3BR $1,884, 4BR $2,152). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $16,120 per year, consuming 19% 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 Bantam, CT include rent. Pressure points are childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.4% and poverty 10.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.