Yorkville, IL

The affordability dashboard for Yorkville, IL aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 22,415 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (65/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $110,326, median home value of $346,300, median rent of $1,671 per month, and 37.9% 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 $2,050 per month (studio $1,413, 1BR $1,562, 3BR $2,819, 4BR $2,918). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $14,868 per year, consuming 13% of the local median household income.

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 Yorkville, IL include income. Pressure points are commute. Unemployment currently reads 4.3% and poverty 3.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.