Lowman, ID

The affordability dashboard for Lowman, ID aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 206 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (30/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $46,944, median home value of $178,100, median rent of — per month, and 8.8% 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 $1,655 per month (studio $1,170, 1BR $1,381, 3BR $2,318, 4BR $2,772). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,913 per year, consuming 17% 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, rent. Unemployment currently reads 20.0% and poverty 24.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.