Belmont, WI

The affordability dashboard for Belmont, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,482 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (70/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $82,083, median home value of $229,800, median rent of $750 per month, and 26.1% 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 $973 per month (studio $691, 1BR $819, 3BR $1,353, 4BR $1,466). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,464 per year, consuming 12% 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 Belmont, WI include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.7% and poverty 7.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.