Woodbine, IA

The affordability dashboard for Woodbine, IA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,340 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (65/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $72,500, median home value of $204,400, median rent of $794 per month, and 25.8% 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 $1,368 per month (studio $1,090, 1BR $1,148, 3BR $1,813, 4BR $2,046). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,634 per year, consuming 12% 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 Woodbine, IA include commute. Unemployment currently reads 2.5% and poverty 8.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.