Lee, NH

The affordability dashboard for Lee, NH aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,330 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (75/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $131,579, median home value of $480,600, median rent of — per month, and 50.6% 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 $2,194 per month (studio $1,601, 1BR $1,677, 3BR $2,693, 4BR $2,941). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,098 per year, consuming 11% 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 Lee, NH include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.3% and poverty 2.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.