Prescott, AZ

The affordability dashboard for Prescott, AZ aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 4 ZIP codes covering 55,321 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (52/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $75,015, median home value of $574,357, median rent of $1,396 per month, and 40.5% 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 $1,637 per month (studio $1,129, 1BR $1,309, 3BR $2,277, 4BR $2,497). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,700 per year, consuming 16% 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Prescott, AZ include commute. Pressure points are housing. Unemployment currently reads 4.2% and poverty 10.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.