Sycamore, PA

The affordability dashboard for Sycamore, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 869 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 $62,125, median home value of $170,600, median rent of $682 per month, and 25.0% 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 $1,096 per month (studio $830, 1BR $835, 3BR $1,314, 4BR $1,451).

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 Sycamore, PA include housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.5% and poverty 10.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.