Notre Dame, IN

The affordability dashboard for Notre Dame, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 7,314 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A+ (96/100). The headline inputs are median household income of —, median home value of —, median rent of $1,211 per month, and 70.9% 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 $1,292 per month (studio $898, 1BR $1,105, 3BR $1,567, 4BR $1,711).

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 Notre Dame, IN include education, commute. Unemployment currently reads 2.6% and poverty 46.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.