Apison, TN

The affordability dashboard for Apison, TN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 3,730 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (76/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $128,885, median home value of $419,800, median rent of $879 per month, and 38.6% 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 $1,390 per month (studio $1,211, 1BR $1,263, 3BR $1,734, 4BR $1,853). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $11,007 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 Apison, TN include income, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.0% and poverty 11.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.