Florence, WI

The affordability dashboard for Florence, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,982 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 $58,750, median home value of $189,600, median rent of $731 per month, and 28.2% 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 $1,007 per month (studio $715, 1BR $767, 3BR $1,241, 4BR $1,384). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,464 per year, consuming 16% 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Florence, WI include commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.6% and poverty 7.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.