Shelbyville, KY

The affordability dashboard for Shelbyville, KY aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 28,025 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (63/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $77,869, median home value of $280,500, median rent of $1,048 per month, and 30.1% 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 $1,143 per month (studio $954, 1BR $1,027, 3BR $1,417, 4BR $1,697). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,868 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 Shelbyville, KY include rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.7% and poverty 11.6% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.