Esmont, VA

The affordability dashboard for Esmont, VA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,486 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (64/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $86,979, median home value of $249,600, median rent of $1,398 per month, and 29.3% 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 $1,824 per month (studio $1,421, 1BR $1,602, 3BR $2,218, 4BR $2,731). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $13,974 per year, consuming 16% 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. Unemployment currently reads 2.8% and poverty 10.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.