Railroad, PA

The affordability dashboard for Railroad, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 261 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (29/100). The headline inputs are median household income of —, median home value of $221,400, median rent of $1,069 per month, and 11.9% 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 $1,335 per month (studio $925, 1BR $1,060, 3BR $1,796, 4BR $1,850).

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 2.5% and poverty 16.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.