Laughlin, NV

The affordability dashboard for Laughlin, NV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,546 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (26/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $46,294, median home value of $290,400, median rent of $1,112 per month, and 18.6% 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 $1,735 per month (studio $1,333, 1BR $1,478, 3BR $2,413, 4BR $2,764). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $14,333 per year, consuming 31% 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, education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 7.1% and poverty 21.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.