Kamiah, ID

The affordability dashboard for Kamiah, ID aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,230 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (51/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $53,707, median home value of $241,800, median rent of $714 per month, and 25.1% 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 $1,049 per month (studio $723, 1BR $799, 3BR $1,459, 4BR $1,760). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,602 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 Kamiah, ID include commute. Pressure points are housing. Unemployment currently reads 2.3% and poverty 12.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.