Veyo, UT

The affordability dashboard for Veyo, UT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 794 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (45/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $75,625, median home value of $496,700, median rent of — per month, and 22.5% 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 $1,575 per month (studio $1,210, 1BR $1,218, 3BR $2,072, 4BR $2,624). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,766 per year, consuming 16% 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. Pressure points are education, housing. Unemployment currently reads 9.3% and poverty 30.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.