Hill Afb, UT

The affordability dashboard for Hill Afb, UT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 3,310 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (49/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $69,352, median home value of —, median rent of $1,780 per month, and 19.7% 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 $1,614 per month (studio $1,208, 1BR $1,281, 3BR $2,163, 4BR $2,612). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,766 per year, consuming 17% 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 education. Unemployment currently reads 2.1% and poverty 1.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.