Glen Dale, WV

The affordability dashboard for Glen Dale, WV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,855 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (74/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $76,875, median home value of $207,500, median rent of $839 per month, and 39.3% 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 $991 per month (studio $683, 1BR $816, 3BR $1,277, 4BR $1,413). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,469 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 Glen Dale, WV include housing, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.4% and poverty 6.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.