Shirleysburg, PA

The affordability dashboard for Shirleysburg, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,164 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (33/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $45,324, median home value of $203,100, median rent of — per month, and 4.3% 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 $790, 1BR $833, 3BR $1,320, 4BR $1,632).

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 income, education, housing. Unemployment currently reads 0.5% and poverty 14.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.