Headland, AL

The affordability dashboard for Headland, AL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,822 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (69/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $71,453, median home value of $200,800, median rent of $794 per month, and 29.2% 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 $878 per month (studio $665, 1BR $669, 3BR $1,078, 4BR $1,217). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,299 per year, consuming 9% 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 Headland, AL include housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 2.1% and poverty 12.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.