Winthrop, IA

The affordability dashboard for Winthrop, IA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,572 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (75/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $89,375, median home value of $183,800, median rent of $1,028 per month, and 28.5% 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 $942 per month (studio $713, 1BR $718, 3BR $1,281, 4BR $1,468). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,252 per year, consuming 9% 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 Winthrop, IA include income, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.1% and poverty 3.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.