Eagle Springs, NC

The affordability dashboard for Eagle Springs, NC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,100 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (27/100). The headline inputs are median household income of —, median home value of —, median rent of $724 per month, and 18.9% 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 $1,358 per month (studio $1,157, 1BR $1,239, 3BR $1,889, 4BR $2,278). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,817 per year.

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. Unemployment currently reads 11.3% and poverty 24.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.