Greentown, IN

The affordability dashboard for Greentown, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 5,922 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 $79,900, median home value of $223,300, median rent of $941 per month, and 31.4% 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 $1,123 per month (studio $884, 1BR $890, 3BR $1,388, 4BR $1,567).

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 Greentown, IN include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 5.5% and poverty 8.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.