Elfrida, AZ

The affordability dashboard for Elfrida, AZ aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,333 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 $34,375, median home value of $225,000, median rent of $568 per month, and 18.4% 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 33% 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, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 6.3% and poverty 28.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.