Elizabethtown, KY

The affordability dashboard for Elizabethtown, KY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 48,194 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (61/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $69,619, median home value of $260,300, median rent of $934 per month, and 28.0% 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 $1,056 per month (studio $841, 1BR $846, 3BR $1,469, 4BR $1,771). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,868 per year, consuming 11% 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 Elizabethtown, KY include rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.4% and poverty 13.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.