Milton, FL

The affordability dashboard for Milton, FL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 83,284 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (59/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $83,351, median home value of $271,086, median rent of $1,288 per month, and 26.9% 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 $1,471 per month (studio $1,112, 1BR $1,257, 3BR $1,952, 4BR $2,380). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,220 per year, consuming 15% 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 Milton, FL include rent. Pressure points are commute. Unemployment currently reads 4.6% and poverty 10.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.