Carrollton, TX

The affordability dashboard for Carrollton, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 119,595 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (68/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $100,408, median home value of $379,444, median rent of $1,696 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 $1,931 per month (studio $1,582, 1BR $1,648, 3BR $2,431, 4BR $3,091). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,932 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 Carrollton, TX include income, education, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 3.3% and poverty 7.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.