Cimarron, NM

The affordability dashboard for Cimarron, NM aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,151 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (32/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $33,333, median home value of $126,600, median rent of $625 per month, and 26.3% 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 $973 per month (studio $730, 1BR $888, 3BR $1,302, 4BR $1,569).

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 income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 6.1% and poverty 6.8% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.