Guthrie, KY

The affordability dashboard for Guthrie, KY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,469 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 $58,259, median home value of $165,300, median rent of $854 per month, and 13.8% 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 $918 per month (studio $656, 1BR $700, 3BR $1,151, 4BR $1,351). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,642 per year, consuming 11% 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 Guthrie, KY include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 11.0% and poverty 21.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.