Rockwood, TN

The affordability dashboard for Rockwood, TN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 13,108 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (51/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $55,856, median home value of $177,500, median rent of $814 per month, and 13.0% 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 $1,092 per month (studio $912, 1BR $918, 3BR $1,432, 4BR $1,832). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,811 per year, consuming 12% 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 education. Unemployment currently reads 8.5% and poverty 20.0% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.