Roberts, WI

The affordability dashboard for Roberts, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 3,833 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (67/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $108,466, median home value of $385,100, median rent of $1,533 per month, and 32.3% 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 $1,709 per month (studio $1,242, 1BR $1,405, 3BR $2,262, 4BR $2,531). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,920 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 Roberts, WI include income, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.6% and poverty 5.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.