Red House, VA

The affordability dashboard for Red House, VA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 587 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (66/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $68,250, median home value of $203,000, median rent of — per month, and 29.3% 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 $914 per month (studio $692, 1BR $697, 3BR $1,146, 4BR $1,533). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,776 per year, consuming 11% 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 Red House, VA include rent. Unemployment currently reads 7.7% and poverty 14.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.