Brantley, AL

The affordability dashboard for Brantley, AL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,566 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 $38,995, median home value of $114,200, median rent of $703 per month, and 25.0% 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 $776 per month (studio $588, 1BR $591, 3BR $930, 4BR $1,027). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,299 per year, consuming 16% 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. Unemployment currently reads 5.3% and poverty 15.4% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.