Harrietta, MI

The affordability dashboard for Harrietta, MI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 824 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (48/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $45,625, median home value of $142,900, median rent of $1,026 per month, and 20.8% 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 $1,084 per month (studio $821, 1BR $826, 3BR $1,368, 4BR $1,585). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,632 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. Pressure points are income, education. Unemployment currently reads 11.6% and poverty 26.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.