Briscoe, TX

The affordability dashboard for Briscoe, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 236 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (48/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $54,375, median home value of $226,600, median rent of $1,078 per month, and 24.2% 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 $1,008 per month (studio $784, 1BR $806, 3BR $1,209, 4BR $1,483). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,644 per year, consuming 14% 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. Pressure points are education, housing. Unemployment currently reads 28.3% and poverty 36.9% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.