Overall Sustainability Score
41
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • AK
Aleutians West County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Aleutians West County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
Latest Snapshot
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
28th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Aleutians West County
Aleutians West County currently has a sustainability score of 41 (High Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 28th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (89, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (85, stable).
Compared with Alaska, Aleutians West County is 18.6 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 85 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 19.4% of income with 1.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,090 with 4.1% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 89 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,982 with 5.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.6% with -16.7% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 1 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $135,500 with 26.2% year-over-year growth.
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