Lindsay, TX

The affordability dashboard for Lindsay, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 937 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (70/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $90,625, median home value of $286,700, median rent of $1,212 per month, and 27.8% 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 $1,261 per month (studio $955, 1BR $961, 3BR $1,552, 4BR $1,719). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,176 per year, consuming 8% 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 Lindsay, TX include income, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 0.5% and poverty 3.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.