Easton, MO

The affordability dashboard for Easton, MO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,096 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (69/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $86,042, median home value of $300,000, median rent of $754 per month, and 32.5% 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 $1,077 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 Easton, MO include rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.1% and poverty 15.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.