Bridgeport, WV

The affordability dashboard for Bridgeport, WV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 14,377 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 $88,962, median home value of $271,800, median rent of $1,079 per month, and 46.1% 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 $955 per month (studio $770, 1BR $843, 3BR $1,264, 4BR $1,466). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,458 per year, consuming 10% 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Bridgeport, WV include income, education, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.4% and poverty 6.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.