Buena Vista, TN

The affordability dashboard for Buena Vista, TN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 476 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (82/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $107,845, median home value of $156,000, median rent of — per month, and 27.0% 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 $925 per month (studio $724, 1BR $746, 3BR $1,151, 4BR $1,480). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,811 per year, consuming 6% 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 Buena Vista, TN include income, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.8% and poverty 19.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.