Tannersville, VA

The affordability dashboard for Tannersville, VA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 348 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (54/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,115, median home value of —, median rent of — per month, and 12.2% 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 $727, 1BR $732, 3BR $1,096, 4BR $1,252). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $6,167 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 Tannersville, VA include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 7.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.