Daphne, AL

The affordability dashboard for Daphne, AL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 39,999 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (72/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $98,268, median home value of $342,353, median rent of $1,412 per month, and 44.3% 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 $1,345 per month (studio $1,094, 1BR $1,200, 3BR $1,692, 4BR $2,171). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,932 per year, consuming 7% 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 Daphne, AL include income, education, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 2.2% and poverty 6.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.