Mexico, IN

The affordability dashboard for Mexico, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 460 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (79/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $87,640, median home value of $102,000, median rent of — per month, and 27.6% 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 $956 per month (studio $685, 1BR $773, 3BR $1,146, 4BR $1,358).

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 Mexico, IN include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.