Julesburg, CO

The affordability dashboard for Julesburg, CO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,537 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (58/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $52,500, median home value of $161,700, median rent of $760 per month, and 26.5% 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 $973 per month (studio $746, 1BR $759, 3BR $1,167, 4BR $1,525). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,400 per year, consuming 10% 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. Unemployment currently reads 3.1% and poverty 15.8% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.