Whaleyville, MD

The affordability dashboard for Whaleyville, MD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 718 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (76/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $117,888, median home value of $433,300, median rent of — per month, and 47.4% 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 $1,194 per month (studio $1,027, 1BR $1,035, 3BR $1,661, 4BR $1,919). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $12,369 per year, consuming 10% 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 Whaleyville, MD include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 2.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.