Lake Park, GA

The affordability dashboard for Lake Park, GA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 9,539 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (54/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $63,672, median home value of $230,900, median rent of $788 per month, and 18.7% 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 $1,192 per month (studio $915, 1BR $921, 3BR $1,583, 4BR $1,915). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,436 per year, consuming 12% 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. Unemployment currently reads 6.0% and poverty 15.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.