Graham, OK

The affordability dashboard for Graham, OK aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 107 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (16/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $35,227, median home value of $295,500, median rent of — per month, and 13.0% 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 $1,054 per month (studio $776, 1BR $803, 3BR $1,324, 4BR $1,553). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,003 per year, consuming 31% 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 0.0% and poverty 54.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.