San Saba, TX

The affordability dashboard for San Saba, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,558 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (55/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $53,500, median home value of $165,400, median rent of $944 per month, and 26.2% 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 $1,031 per month (studio $781, 1BR $786, 3BR $1,288, 4BR $1,517). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,916 per year, consuming 13% 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. Unemployment currently reads 3.0% and poverty 10.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.