Hardeeville, SC

The affordability dashboard for Hardeeville, SC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 8,237 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (51/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $72,821, median home value of $428,700, median rent of $1,398 per month, and 30.7% 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 $1,542 per month (studio $1,343, 1BR $1,407, 3BR $1,849, 4BR $2,246). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,774 per year, consuming 8% 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 Hardeeville, SC include childcare. Pressure points are housing. Unemployment currently reads 2.3% and poverty 17.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.