Harrold, TX

The affordability dashboard for Harrold, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 193 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A (88/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $117,928, median home value of $84,600, median rent of $1,794 per month, and 40.4% 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 $993 per month (studio $752, 1BR $757, 3BR $1,191, 4BR $1,512). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,760 per year, consuming 6% 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 Harrold, TX include income, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.7% and poverty 11.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.