Hayfork, CA

The affordability dashboard for Hayfork, CA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,747 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (65/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of $283,600, median rent of $840 per month, and 37.1% 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 $1,202 per month (studio $829, 1BR $916, 3BR $1,636, 4BR $1,655). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,670 per year.

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. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 38.9% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.