Durkee, OR

The affordability dashboard for Durkee, OR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 133 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (15/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of -, median rent of - per month, and 12.7% 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 $1,047 per month (studio $761, 1BR $898, 3BR $1,456, 4BR $1,756). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,260 per year.

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 education. Unemployment currently reads 11.9% and poverty 12.7% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.