Hague, VA

The affordability dashboard for Hague, VA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,921 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (41/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $58,500, median home value of $325,900, median rent of $1,000 per month, and 24.4% 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 $1,194 per month (studio $973, 1BR $979, 3BR $1,658, 4BR $1,810). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,905 per year, consuming 19% 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. Pressure points are education, housing, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 2.1% and poverty 10.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.