Mouthcard, KY

The affordability dashboard for Mouthcard, KY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 862 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (13/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $22,755, median home value of $99,500, median rent of — per month, and 3.4% 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 $977 per month (studio $698, 1BR $745, 3BR $1,171, 4BR $1,552). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,895 per year, consuming 26% 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 income, education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 15.2% and poverty 70.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.