Gulliver, MI

The affordability dashboard for Gulliver, MI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 771 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 $61,250, median home value of $180,500, median rent of $1,167 per month, and 16.9% 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 $973 per month (studio $689, 1BR $858, 3BR $1,338, 4BR $1,380). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,230 per year, consuming 12% 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 Gulliver, MI include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 11.4% and poverty 19.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.