Clarion, PA

The affordability dashboard for Clarion, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 10,127 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (66/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $57,521, median home value of $171,600, median rent of $859 per month, and 37.9% 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 $973 per month (studio $757, 1BR $762, 3BR $1,182, 4BR $1,632).

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 Clarion, PA include commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 8.7% and poverty 21.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.