Grambling, LA

The affordability dashboard for Grambling, LA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,718 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 -, median home value of $164,300, median rent of $714 per month, and 35.4% 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 $881 per month (studio $649, 1BR $695, 3BR $1,156, 4BR $1,440). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,147 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. Unemployment currently reads 6.5% and poverty 52.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.