Commerce, GA

The affordability dashboard for Commerce, GA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 17,672 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (47/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $59,579, median home value of $254,841, median rent of $1,078 per month, and 15.4% 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 $1,153 per month (studio $981, 1BR $1,004, 3BR $1,483, 4BR $1,934). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,436 per year, consuming 12% 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. Pressure points are education, housing. Unemployment currently reads 2.6% and poverty 13.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.