Du Bois, PA

The affordability dashboard for Du Bois, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 19,270 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (70/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $67,583, median home value of $181,800, median rent of $891 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 $975 per month (studio $721, 1BR $779, 3BR $1,289, 4BR $1,293).

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 Du Bois, PA include housing, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.6% and poverty 13.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.