New Albany, IN

The affordability dashboard for New Albany, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 47,472 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (58/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $62,820, median home value of $207,000, median rent of $1,036 per month, and 27.7% 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 $1,272 per month (studio $966, 1BR $1,047, 3BR $1,625, 4BR $1,891).

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 4.8% and poverty 15.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.