Vivian, SD

The affordability dashboard for Vivian, SD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 204 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (84/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $100,208, median home value of $219,600, median rent of — per month, and 42.3% 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 $940 per month (studio $648, 1BR $716, 3BR $1,127, 4BR $1,455). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,240 per year, consuming 6% 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 Vivian, SD include income, education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 26.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.