Ellsworth Afb, SD

The affordability dashboard for Ellsworth Afb, SD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,903 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (59/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,162, median home value of -, median rent of $1,738 per month, and 40.9% 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 $1,273 per month (studio $878, 1BR $970, 3BR $1,770, 4BR $2,136). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,240 per year, consuming 11% 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. Unemployment currently reads 0.9% and poverty 1.4% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.