Douglas, AZ

The affordability dashboard for Douglas, AZ aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 21,230 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (34/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $43,351, median home value of $153,800, median rent of $763 per month, and 13.5% 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 $1,257 per month (studio $887, 1BR $1,111, 3BR $1,748, 4BR $2,109). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,180 per year, consuming 26% 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, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 12.7% and poverty 27.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.