Rio Medina, TX

The affordability dashboard for Rio Medina, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 591 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (73/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $87,604, median home value of $326,900, median rent of — per month, and 60.6% 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 $1,196 per month (studio $905, 1BR $912, 3BR $1,578, 4BR $1,584). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,892 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 Rio Medina, TX include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 10.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.