Philadelphia, MO

The affordability dashboard for Philadelphia, MO aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 652 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 $69,688, median home value of $146,100, median rent of $1,023 per month, and 26.8% 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 $952 per month (studio $707, 1BR $729, 3BR $1,256, 4BR $1,260).

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 Philadelphia, MO include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.0% and poverty 6.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.