Wilson, TX

The affordability dashboard for Wilson, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,263 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (80/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $97,625, median home value of $228,300, median rent of — per month, and 46.3% 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 $1,007 per month (studio $705, 1BR $767, 3BR $1,207, 4BR $1,465). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,592 per year, consuming 8% 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 Wilson, TX include income, education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 2.5% and poverty 16.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.