Kittredge, CO

The affordability dashboard for Kittredge, CO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 612 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A+ (92/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $235,160, median home value of $464,100, median rent of — per month, and 57.9% 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 $2,089 per month (studio $1,643, 1BR $1,754, 3BR $2,734, 4BR $3,049). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $21,590 per year, consuming 9% 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 Kittredge, CO include income, education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 16.7% and poverty 11.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.