Willard, MT

The affordability dashboard for Willard, MT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 41 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (46/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $64,074, median home value of -, median rent of - per month, and 14.7% 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 $1,401 per month (studio $1,050, 1BR $1,093, 3BR $1,936, 4BR $2,265). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,203 per year, consuming 19% 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, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.