Quitman, AR

The affordability dashboard for Quitman, AR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,631 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (43/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $46,629, median home value of $161,900, median rent of $738 per month, and 18.1% 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 $955 per month (studio $684, 1BR $735, 3BR $1,228, 4BR $1,295).

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, commute. Unemployment currently reads 3.4% and poverty 14.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.