Asheboro, NC

The affordability dashboard for Asheboro, NC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 54,324 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (49/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,850, median home value of $192,375, median rent of $850 per month, and 18.6% 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 $1,330 per month (studio $1,159, 1BR $1,213, 3BR $1,703, 4BR $1,960). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,935 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 education. Unemployment currently reads 3.3% and poverty 16.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.