Mosier, OR

The affordability dashboard for Mosier, OR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,244 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (46/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $73,250, median home value of $498,600, median rent of $1,169 per month, and 29.1% 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 $1,600 per month (studio $1,281, 1BR $1,289, 3BR $2,225, 4BR $2,589). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,260 per year, consuming 14% 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 housing. Unemployment currently reads 0.6% and poverty 7.7% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.