Hoodsport, WA

The affordability dashboard for Hoodsport, WA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,193 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (45/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $68,452, median home value of $315,000, median rent of — per month, and 30.0% 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 $1,354 per month (studio $1,030, 1BR $1,032, 3BR $1,883, 4BR $2,097). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $18,580 per year, consuming 27% 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 housing, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 12.2% and poverty 18.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.