Tafton, PA

The affordability dashboard for Tafton, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,193 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (51/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $77,277, median home value of $312,600, median rent of $1,237 per month, and 22.4% 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 $1,496 per month (studio $1,143, 1BR $1,205, 3BR $2,063, 4BR $2,510).

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 education, housing, commute. Unemployment currently reads 3.1% and poverty 4.2% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.