Carson City, NV

The affordability dashboard for Carson City, NV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 4 ZIP codes covering 61,818 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (50/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $72,344, median home value of $450,895, median rent of $1,262 per month, and 23.1% 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 $1,546 per month (studio $1,105, 1BR $1,212, 3BR $2,150, 4BR $2,593). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,314 per year, consuming 13% 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 5.5% and poverty 10.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.