Hazleton, PA

The affordability dashboard for Hazleton, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 39,599 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (45/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $50,045, median home value of $171,142, median rent of $1,101 per month, and 14.1% 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 $1,252 per month (studio $863, 1BR $1,028, 3BR $1,631, 4BR $1,766).

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. Pressure points are income, education. Unemployment currently reads 6.0% and poverty 23.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.