Hamilton, IN

The affordability dashboard for Hamilton, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 3,488 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (64/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $78,750, median home value of $250,500, median rent of $968 per month, and 28.9% 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 $1,036 per month (studio $784, 1BR $790, 3BR $1,337, 4BR $1,372).

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 Hamilton, IN include rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.8% and poverty 5.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.