Fredonia, PA

The affordability dashboard for Fredonia, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,228 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (54/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $55,455, median home value of $171,500, median rent of $790 per month, and 17.3% 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 $996 per month (studio $704, 1BR $792, 3BR $1,385, 4BR $1,538).

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 Fredonia, PA include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 5.3% and poverty 22.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.