Saltese, MT

The affordability dashboard for Saltese, MT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 28 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (66/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of -, median rent of - per month, and 37.8% 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 $1,361 per month (studio $941, 1BR $1,083, 3BR $1,632, 4BR $1,915). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,428 per year.

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. Unemployment currently reads 30.0% and poverty 0.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.