Home, PA

The affordability dashboard for Home, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,027 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (50/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $54,938, median home value of $192,900, median rent of $569 per month, and 20.9% 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 $981 per month (studio $763, 1BR $851, 3BR $1,329, 4BR $1,510).

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 Home, PA include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 3.8% and poverty 19.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.