Dahinda, IL

The affordability dashboard for Dahinda, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 986 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (58/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $77,143, median home value of $285,100, median rent of — per month, and 33.8% 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 $694, 1BR $698, 3BR $1,199, 4BR $1,213). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $16,161 per year, consuming 21% of the local median household income.

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 Dahinda, IL include rent. Pressure points are childcare. Unemployment currently reads 1.6% and poverty 5.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.