Northfield, VT

The affordability dashboard for Northfield, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 6,773 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (60/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $77,524, median home value of $276,100, median rent of $1,022 per month, and 35.7% 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 $1,482 per month (studio $1,122, 1BR $1,129, 3BR $1,824, 4BR $1,962).

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. Unemployment currently reads 2.8% and poverty 11.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.