Clever, MO

The affordability dashboard for Clever, MO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,678 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (67/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $86,875, median home value of $247,700, median rent of $1,128 per month, and 25.4% 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 $1,095 per month (studio $877, 1BR $883, 3BR $1,498, 4BR $1,701).

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 Clever, MO include rent. Pressure points are commute. Unemployment currently reads 1.6% and poverty 5.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.