Marshall, IL

The affordability dashboard for Marshall, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,395 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (74/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $80,738, median home value of $155,600, median rent of $894 per month, and 29.5% 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 $1,009 per month (studio $696, 1BR $769, 3BR $1,245, 4BR $1,336).

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 Marshall, IL include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.1% and poverty 8.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.