Granger, IN

The affordability dashboard for Granger, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 30,614 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (83/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $122,129, median home value of $345,400, median rent of $1,754 per month, and 56.0% 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 $1,292 per month (studio $898, 1BR $1,105, 3BR $1,567, 4BR $1,711).

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 Granger, IN include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 4.0% and poverty 5.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.