Hudson, IL

The affordability dashboard for Hudson, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,782 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (82/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $128,036, median home value of $233,600, median rent of $780 per month, and 46.0% 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 $1,302 per month (studio $927, 1BR $999, 3BR $1,717, 4BR $1,724). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $16,311 per year, consuming 13% of the local median household income.

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 Hudson, IL include income, education, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.2% and poverty 2.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.