Russell, PA

The affordability dashboard for Russell, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 3,543 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (77/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $95,192, median home value of $186,400, median rent of $689 per month, and 27.8% 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 $973 per month (studio $809, 1BR $814, 3BR $1,304, 4BR $1,363).

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 Russell, PA include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 7.3% and poverty 6.5% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.