Kingston, GA

The affordability dashboard for Kingston, GA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 8,378 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (60/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $80,352, median home value of $247,600, median rent of $977 per month, and 21.9% 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 $1,820 per month (studio $1,585, 1BR $1,660, 3BR $2,182, 4BR $2,605). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,436 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 Kingston, GA include childcare. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 3.1% and poverty 6.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.