Wilburton, PA

The affordability dashboard for Wilburton, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 326 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (71/100). The headline inputs are median household income of -, median home value of $156,300, median rent of $677 per month, and 39.9% 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 $1,140 per month (studio $786, 1BR $941, 3BR $1,367, 4BR $1,572).

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. Unemployment currently reads 12.3% and poverty 19.5% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.