Blue Ridge Summit, PA

The affordability dashboard for Blue Ridge Summit, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,089 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (43/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $62,188, median home value of $383,000, median rent of $845 per month, and 31.4% 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 $1,379 per month (studio $1,014, 1BR $1,119, 3BR $1,825, 4BR $1,991).

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 housing. Unemployment currently reads 2.8% and poverty 2.9% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.