Bettles Field, AK

The affordability dashboard for Bettles Field, AK aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 30 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A+ (93/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $129,167, median home value of —, median rent of $1,304 per month, and 62.1% 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 $1,126 per month (studio $981, 1BR $1,019, 3BR $1,566, 4BR $1,854).

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 Bettles Field, AK include income, education, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.