Penns Creek, PA

The affordability dashboard for Penns Creek, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 577 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (46/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $52,868, median home value of $181,300, median rent of — per month, and 12.4% 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 $1,059 per month (studio $770, 1BR $894, 3BR $1,321, 4BR $1,566).

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. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 39.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.