Orfordville, WI

The affordability dashboard for Orfordville, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,319 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (49/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $63,750, median home value of $225,000, median rent of - per month, and 26.6% 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 $1,246 per month (studio $900, 1BR $955, 3BR $1,596, 4BR $1,650). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,236 per year, consuming 24% 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 childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.6% and poverty 9.3% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.