Wapella, IL

The affordability dashboard for Wapella, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 952 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (75/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $90,250, median home value of $139,900, median rent of $782 per month, and 27.7% 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 $1,036 per month (studio $714, 1BR $790, 3BR $1,242, 4BR $1,738).

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 Wapella, IL include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 1.0% and poverty 1.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.