Mifflin, PA

The affordability dashboard for Mifflin, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,909 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (38/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $49,125, median home value of $201,800, median rent of $765 per month, and 16.0% 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 $973 per month (studio $680, 1BR $742, 3BR $1,250, 4BR $1,478).

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 income, education, housing, commute. Unemployment currently reads 3.1% and poverty 13.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.