Ramsay, MT

The affordability dashboard for Ramsay, MT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 254 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (76/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $107,813, median home value of $291,000, median rent of — per month, and 28.1% 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 $1,414 per month (studio $1,028, 1BR $1,149, 3BR $1,967, 4BR $2,180). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,241 per year, consuming 10% 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 Ramsay, MT include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.8% and poverty 4.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.