Wallback, WV

The affordability dashboard for Wallback, WV aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 595 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (47/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $53,125, median home value of $188,400, median rent of $648 per month, and 13.7% 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 $1,036 per month (studio $714, 1BR $829, 3BR $1,325, 4BR $1,372). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,512 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. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 2.7% and poverty 11.6% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.