Lebanon, PA

The affordability dashboard for Lebanon, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 66,923 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (58/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $69,218, median home value of $216,690, median rent of $1,067 per month, and 21.5% 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 $1,411 per month (studio $1,035, 1BR $1,112, 3BR $1,797, 4BR $1,959).

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 education. Unemployment currently reads 6.2% and poverty 13.7% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.