Madison, IN

The affordability dashboard for Madison, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 21,944 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (59/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $61,284, median home value of $196,600, median rent of $892 per month, and 21.0% 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 $971 per month (studio $669, 1BR $818, 3BR $1,201, 4BR $1,524).

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 Madison, IN include rent. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 3.3% and poverty 13.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.