Farnsworth, TX

The affordability dashboard for Farnsworth, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 109 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (60/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of -, median rent of - per month, and 35.0% 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 $998 per month (studio $776, 1BR $798, 3BR $1,280, 4BR $1,468). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,644 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. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.