Park Valley, UT

The affordability dashboard for Park Valley, UT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 202 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (72/100). The headline inputs are median household income of —, median home value of $283,900, median rent of — per month, and 30.3% 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 $1,118 per month (studio $771, 1BR $983, 3BR $1,555, 4BR $1,875). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,766 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Park Valley, UT include commute. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 39.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.