Hooker, OK

The affordability dashboard for Hooker, OK aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,889 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (50/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $48,839, median home value of $155,600, median rent of $942 per month, and 32.8% 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 $1,116 per month (studio $847, 1BR $897, 3BR $1,338, 4BR $1,872). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,877 per year, consuming 22% 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 income, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 4.4% and poverty 23.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.