Russellville, AR

The affordability dashboard for Russellville, AR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 39,658 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (59/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $56,440, median home value of $184,695, median rent of $865 per month, and 28.4% 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 $938 per month (studio $647, 1BR $715, 3BR $1,254, 4BR $1,258).

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 Russellville, AR include rent. Unemployment currently reads 6.2% and poverty 18.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.