Willow, OK

The affordability dashboard for Willow, OK aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 319 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (48/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,813, median home value of —, median rent of $721 per month, and 12.5% 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 $937 per month (studio $705, 1BR $732, 3BR $1,303, 4BR $1,343). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,233 per year, consuming 18% 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 Willow, OK include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 14.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.