Neenah, WI

The affordability dashboard for Neenah, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 42,696 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (71/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $85,869, median home value of $256,900, median rent of $1,058 per month, and 38.4% 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 $1,149 per month (studio $875, 1BR $889, 3BR $1,543, 4BR $1,651). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,236 per year, consuming 18% 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 Neenah, WI include commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.8% and poverty 6.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.