Indianola, PA

The affordability dashboard for Indianola, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 461 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (56/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $62,563, median home value of $205,200, median rent of $1,355 per month, and 30.4% 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 $1,299 per month (studio $1,001, 1BR $1,077, 3BR $1,661, 4BR $1,789).

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. Unemployment currently reads 4.4% and poverty 0.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.