Boyertown, PA

The affordability dashboard for Boyertown, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 16,954 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (57/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $79,885, median home value of $274,200, median rent of $1,226 per month, and 25.9% 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 $1,575 per month (studio $1,086, 1BR $1,237, 3BR $1,937, 4BR $2,085).

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. Unemployment currently reads 3.7% and poverty 8.9% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.