Princess Anne, MD

The affordability dashboard for Princess Anne, MD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 11,126 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (62/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $69,697, median home value of $208,300, median rent of $1,042 per month, and 27.5% 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 $1,167 per month (studio $901, 1BR $907, 3BR $1,586, 4BR $1,667). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $10,848 per year, consuming 16% 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 Princess Anne, MD include rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.3% and poverty 20.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.