Morristown, IN

The affordability dashboard for Morristown, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,655 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (62/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $78,603, median home value of $220,600, median rent of $974 per month, and 22.8% 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 $1,473 per month (studio $1,118, 1BR $1,267, 3BR $1,907, 4BR $2,338).

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 Morristown, IN include housing. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 1.5% and poverty 15.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.