Neighborhood Scorecard

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35032 — Bon Air, AL

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 35032 in Bon Air, AL blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of F (22/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $30,156, a median home value of $—, 0.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of . Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 35032, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. Department of Labor county childcare data lists infant center-based care at $5,968 per year, which the scorecard weighs against local median income to form the childcare grade. If any of these feeds is missing for 35032, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall F score for 35032 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Areas pulling the overall grade down are income, education, rent, childcare. The 5 nearby ZIP codes listed below provide immediate geographic context — two adjacent ZIPs can land several grade letters apart due to school-district boundaries, zoning, and commute arteries.

F
Overall Score
22/100
35032 — Bon Air, AL
Income F
$30,156
Median household income
Education F
0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing N/A
N/A
Home value to income ratio
Commute N/A
N/A
Average commute time
Rent D
$814/mo
2BR fair market rent (32% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare F
$5,968/yr
Center-based infant care (20% of income)

Score Breakdown

Income

F
$30,156

Median household income

Score: 13/100

Education

F
0.0%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 0/100

Housing

N/A
N/A

Home value to income ratio

Commute

N/A
N/A

Average commute time

Rent

D
$814/mo

2BR fair market rent (32% of income)

Score: 43/100

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

F
$5,968/yr

Center-based infant care (20% of income)

Score: 33/100

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What This Means

Bon Air, AL (35032) receives an overall grade of F based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Challenges include income and education and childcare. Data was unavailable for housing, commute, safety — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 35032?
ZIP 35032 (Bon Air, AL) has an overall neighborhood score of 22/100, earning a grade of F. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 35032 a good place to live?
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 35032 scores F overall. Areas that score lower: income, education, rent, childcare.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →