Cosby, MO

The affordability dashboard for Cosby, MO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 781 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A (87/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $113,500, median home value of $253,800, median rent of $1,660 per month, and 50.7% 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 $1,077 per month (studio $774, 1BR $832, 3BR $1,363, 4BR $1,566).

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 Cosby, MO include income, education, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 9.7% and poverty 0.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.