Ashburn, GA

The affordability dashboard for Ashburn, GA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 6,474 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (38/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $33,287, median home value of $94,200, median rent of $669 per month, and 9.6% 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 $973 per month (studio $765, 1BR $770, 3BR $1,283, 4BR $1,288). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,642 per year, consuming 17% 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, rent. Unemployment currently reads 14.0% and poverty 21.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.