Clintondale, NY

The affordability dashboard for Clintondale, NY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,549 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (68/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $103,500, median home value of $339,100, median rent of $1,013 per month, and 32.2% 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 $1,818 per month (studio $1,303, 1BR $1,386, 3BR $2,245, 4BR $2,407). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $14,820 per year, consuming 14% 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 Clintondale, NY include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 9.1% and poverty 2.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.