Morristown, TN

The affordability dashboard for Morristown, TN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 50,515 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (49/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $53,012, median home value of $203,959, median rent of $869 per month, and 19.7% 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 $1,135 per month (studio $881, 1BR $887, 3BR $1,444, 4BR $1,827). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,811 per year, consuming 13% 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 5.0% and poverty 20.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.