Huntingtown, MD

The affordability dashboard for Huntingtown, MD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 14,227 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (79/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $161,422, median home value of $555,100, median rent of $1,512 per month, and 38.0% 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 $2,083 per month (studio $1,811, 1BR $1,851, 3BR $2,639, 4BR $3,106). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $16,816 per year, consuming 10% 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 Huntingtown, MD include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.1% and poverty 4.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.