Jarreau, LA

The affordability dashboard for Jarreau, LA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,554 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (44/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $54,375, median home value of $227,300, median rent of - per month, and 12.3% 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 $1,204 per month (studio $1,032, 1BR $1,064, 3BR $1,511, 4BR $1,943). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,240 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 education, housing. Unemployment currently reads 7.9% and poverty 10.5% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.