Edinburg, TX

The affordability dashboard for Edinburg, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 136,507 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (57/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,147, median home value of $166,720, median rent of $943 per month, and 21.7% 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 $1,060 per month (studio $842, 1BR $847, 3BR $1,376, 4BR $1,522). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,488 per year, consuming 13% 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 education. Unemployment currently reads 7.3% and poverty 28.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.