Holliday, TX

The affordability dashboard for Holliday, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,317 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (57/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $56,034, median home value of $156,700, median rent of $769 per month, and 21.8% 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 $1,136 per month (studio $831, 1BR $925, 3BR $1,553, 4BR $1,759). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,760 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Holliday, TX include housing. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 7.1% and poverty 17.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.