Raiford, FL

The affordability dashboard for Raiford, FL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 6,649 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (55/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $55,313, median home value of $115,000, median rent of $944 per month, and 9.7% 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 $1,132 per month (studio $857, 1BR $863, 3BR $1,421, 4BR $1,499).

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 Raiford, FL include housing. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 7.9% and poverty 23.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.