Hunter, NY

The affordability dashboard for Hunter, NY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 953 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (17/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $36,912, median home value of $436,200, median rent of $1,059 per month, and 29.0% 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 $1,373 per month (studio $1,008, 1BR $1,118, 3BR $1,813, 4BR $2,075). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,844 per year, consuming 35% 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, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 0.5% and poverty 8.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.