Morton, IL

The affordability dashboard for Morton, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 17,721 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 $98,516, median home value of $246,700, median rent of $1,090 per month, and 43.0% 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 $1,039 per month (studio $758, 1BR $818, 3BR $1,346, 4BR $1,449). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $14,577 per year, consuming 15% of the local median household income.

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 Morton, IL include income, education, housing, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.5% and poverty 6.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.