Michigantown, IN

The affordability dashboard for Michigantown, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,179 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (52/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $53,173, median home value of $187,600, median rent of $905 per month, and 28.6% 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 $1,007 per month (studio $731, 1BR $804, 3BR $1,328, 4BR $1,343).

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 0.8% and poverty 6.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.