Abbeville, AL

The affordability dashboard for Abbeville, AL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 6,783 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (33/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $34,744, median home value of $124,900, median rent of $656 per month, and 14.5% 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 $878 per month (studio $665, 1BR $669, 3BR $1,078, 4BR $1,217). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,299 per year, consuming 18% 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. Pressure points are income, education, commute, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 5.3% and poverty 24.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.