Byron, MN

The affordability dashboard for Byron, MN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,026 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 $131,336, median home value of $372,600, median rent of $1,138 per month, and 47.1% 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 $1,407 per month (studio $1,112, 1BR $1,189, 3BR $1,957, 4BR $2,360). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $20,280 per year, consuming 15% 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 Byron, MN include income, education, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.5% and poverty 3.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.