Cayey, PR

The affordability dashboard for Cayey, PR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 51,532 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (36/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $29,971, median home value of $150,000, median rent of $569 per month, and 29.2% 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 $589 per month (studio $511, 1BR $511, 3BR $830, 4BR $1,000).

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, housing. Unemployment currently reads 5.1% and poverty 36.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.