Goldfield, NV

The affordability dashboard for Goldfield, NV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 285 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 $78,580, median home value of -, median rent of - per month, and 17.7% 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 $1,472 per month (studio $1,072, 1BR $1,122, 3BR $2,062, 4BR $2,472). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,858 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 0.0% and poverty 5.9% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.