Lemhi, ID

The affordability dashboard for Lemhi, ID aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 109 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (50/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $64,464, median home value of $425,000, median rent of — per month, and 30.8% 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 $992 per month (studio $864, 1BR $883, 3BR $1,380, 4BR $1,664). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,653 per year, consuming 13% 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 Lemhi, ID include rent. Pressure points are housing. Unemployment currently reads 12.3% and poverty 19.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.