Highland, IN

The affordability dashboard for Highland, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 23,727 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 $78,062, median home value of $233,300, median rent of $1,230 per month, and 29.6% 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 $1,317 per month (studio $959, 1BR $1,082, 3BR $1,612, 4BR $1,744).

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 Highland, IN include rent. Unemployment currently reads 4.7% and poverty 11.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.