Inverness, FL

The affordability dashboard for Inverness, FL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 32,324 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (42/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $55,148, median home value of $226,398, median rent of $1,055 per month, and 19.4% 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 $1,225 per month (studio $981, 1BR $988, 3BR $1,704, 4BR $2,016). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,100 per year, consuming 17% 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, commute. Unemployment currently reads 6.5% and poverty 12.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.