Spiceland, IN

The affordability dashboard for Spiceland, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,612 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (80/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $103,406, median home value of $211,200, median rent of $739 per month, and 29.2% 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 $956 per month (studio $771, 1BR $775, 3BR $1,146, 4BR $1,266).

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 Spiceland, IN include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 2.2% and poverty 13.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.