Waynesboro, PA

The affordability dashboard for Waynesboro, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 28,285 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C (57/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $73,161, median home value of $237,000, median rent of $1,121 per month, and 21.0% 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 $1,379 per month (studio $1,014, 1BR $1,119, 3BR $1,825, 4BR $1,991).

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. Unemployment currently reads 4.4% and poverty 9.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.