Springfield, WV

The affordability dashboard for Springfield, WV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,540 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (52/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $68,384, median home value of $261,500, median rent of — per month, and 29.4% 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 $1,573 per month (studio $1,133, 1BR $1,255, 3BR $1,965, 4BR $2,639). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $9,783 per year, consuming 14% 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. Unemployment currently reads 1.7% and poverty 5.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.