Westminster, SC

The affordability dashboard for Westminster, SC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 14,215 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (56/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $54,503, median home value of $167,900, median rent of $776 per month, and 16.9% 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 $941 per month (studio $712, 1BR $717, 3BR $1,153, 4BR $1,337). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $5,774 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 Westminster, SC include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 3.6% and poverty 15.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.