Wabash, IN

The affordability dashboard for Wabash, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 16,759 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (68/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $66,220, median home value of $159,900, median rent of $752 per month, and 25.2% 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 $685, 1BR $729, 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 Wabash, IN include housing, commute, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.6% and poverty 12.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.