Wolcott, VT

The affordability dashboard for Wolcott, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,168 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (62/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $72,917, median home value of $227,700, median rent of $1,068 per month, and 32.7% 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 $1,345 per month (studio $986, 1BR $1,066, 3BR $1,861, 4BR $1,868).

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 Wolcott, VT include rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.6% and poverty 7.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.