Pendleton, IN

The affordability dashboard for Pendleton, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 17,148 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (70/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $94,609, median home value of $283,600, median rent of $1,141 per month, and 29.8% 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 $1,206 per month (studio $898, 1BR $919, 3BR $1,594, 4BR $1,597).

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 Pendleton, IN include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 6.5% and poverty 4.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.