Sheppton, PA

The affordability dashboard for Sheppton, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 631 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (62/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $58,625, median home value of $157,300, median rent of — per month, and 30.0% 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 $1,030 per month (studio $727, 1BR $786, 3BR $1,341, 4BR $1,409).

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 Sheppton, PA include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 8.5% and poverty 41.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.