Wilmot, WI

The affordability dashboard for Wilmot, WI aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 217 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (70/100). The headline inputs are median household income of —, median home value of $264,300, median rent of — per month, and 39.7% 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 $1,402 per month (studio $1,085, 1BR $1,092, 3BR $1,899, 4BR $2,174). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $15,236 per year.

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 0.0% and poverty 0.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.