Plainville, IN

The affordability dashboard for Plainville, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 834 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 $53,125, median home value of $92,900, median rent of $824 per month, and 11.5% 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 $1,003 per month (studio $719, 1BR $764, 3BR $1,243, 4BR $1,328).

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 Plainville, IN include housing. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 4.5% and poverty 12.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.