Big Flat, AR

The affordability dashboard for Big Flat, AR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 198 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 —, median home value of $78,000, median rent of — per month, and 43.4% 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 $964 per month (studio $730, 1BR $735, 3BR $1,274, 4BR $1,276).

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 Big Flat, AR include education. Unemployment currently reads 5.1% and poverty 10.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.