Arkadelphia, AR

The affordability dashboard for Arkadelphia, AR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 16,664 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (61/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $56,089, median home value of $170,600, median rent of $809 per month, and 29.0% 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 $880 per month (studio $730, 1BR $731, 3BR $1,221, 4BR $1,356).

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 Arkadelphia, AR include rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.6% and poverty 21.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.