Hopkinsville, KY

The affordability dashboard for Hopkinsville, KY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 42,479 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (49/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $51,534, median home value of $174,200, median rent of $893 per month, and 21.5% 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 $1,346 per month (studio $1,090, 1BR $1,094, 3BR $1,871, 4BR $2,258). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,789 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. Pressure points are income, education. Unemployment currently reads 5.8% and poverty 18.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.