Como, MS

The affordability dashboard for Como, MS aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 5,004 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (30/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $35,379, median home value of $142,000, median rent of $464 per month, and 5.5% 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 $878 per month (studio $605, 1BR $743, 3BR $1,121, 4BR $1,455). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,035 per year, consuming 17% 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 income, education, housing, commute. Unemployment currently reads 13.4% and poverty 15.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.