Burlington, WY

The affordability dashboard for Burlington, WY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 664 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (80/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $103,958, median home value of $233,300, median rent of — per month, and 28.3% 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 $963 per month (studio $761, 1BR $871, 3BR $1,189, 4BR $1,515). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,169 per year, consuming 7% 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 Burlington, WY include income, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.7% and poverty 9.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.