Norwood, CO

The affordability dashboard for Norwood, CO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,480 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (32/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $62,125, median home value of $425,000, median rent of $1,231 per month, and 30.1% 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 $1,645 per month (studio $1,245, 1BR $1,254, 3BR $2,288, 4BR $2,579). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $20,961 per year, consuming 34% 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, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 2.3% and poverty 10.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.