Orchard, CO

The affordability dashboard for Orchard, CO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 299 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (1/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of $526,600, median rent of $1,075 per month, and 1.4% 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 $1,160 per month (studio $878, 1BR $884, 3BR $1,606, 4BR $1,824). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,970 per year.

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 education. Unemployment currently reads 1.7% and poverty 9.1% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.