Anna, IL

The affordability dashboard for Anna, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,276 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (44/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $41,993, median home value of $145,400, median rent of $634 per month, and 17.4% 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 $916 per month (studio $640, 1BR $698, 3BR $1,129, 4BR $1,261).

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 income, education. Unemployment currently reads 5.5% and poverty 25.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.