Port Orange, FL

The affordability dashboard for Port Orange, FL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 66,427 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (53/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $76,689, median home value of $333,657, median rent of $1,603 per month, and 32.3% 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 $1,700 per month (studio $1,205, 1BR $1,385, 3BR $2,241, 4BR $2,429). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,400 per year, consuming 14% 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 housing. Unemployment currently reads 4.3% and poverty 10.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.