Camp Lejeune, NC

The affordability dashboard for Camp Lejeune, NC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 21,884 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (63/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $67,588, median home value of —, median rent of $1,473 per month, and 25.4% 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 $1,173 per month (studio $929, 1BR $935, 3BR $1,631, 4BR $1,968). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,531 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. Strengths visible in the raw data for Camp Lejeune, NC include commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.7% and poverty 7.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.