Apple River, IL

The affordability dashboard for Apple River, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,179 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (60/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $77,841, median home value of $300,300, median rent of $880 per month, and 33.3% 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 $954 per month (studio $658, 1BR $796, 3BR $1,271, 4BR $1,276).

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 Apple River, IL include rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.7% and poverty 10.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.