Rawlins, WY

The affordability dashboard for Rawlins, WY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 9,584 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (57/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $62,841, median home value of $217,300, median rent of $741 per month, and 18.7% 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 $980 per month (studio $775, 1BR $854, 3BR $1,293, 4BR $1,454). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,147 per year, consuming 11% 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 Rawlins, WY include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 7.0% and poverty 15.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.