Sciota, IL

The affordability dashboard for Sciota, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 205 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (83/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $85,000, median home value of $141,100, median rent of $646 per month, and 55.1% 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 $951 per month (studio $656, 1BR $728, 3BR $1,231, 4BR $1,512). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,496 per year, consuming 10% of the local median household income.

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 Sciota, IL include education, housing, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 0.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.