Chancellor, AL

The affordability dashboard for Chancellor, AL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,722 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 $77,016, median home value of $207,800, median rent of $1,131 per month, and 26.5% 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 $950 per month (studio $757, 1BR $762, 3BR $1,288, 4BR $1,428). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,299 per year, consuming 8% 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 Chancellor, AL include housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 4.7% and poverty 15.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.