Overall Sustainability Score
40
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • AK
Matanuska-Susitna County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Matanuska-Susitna 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
Stable
National Percentile
25th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Matanuska-Susitna County
Matanuska-Susitna County currently has a sustainability score of 40 (High Pressure) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 25th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (81, increasing) and Utility Pressure (75, increasing).
Compared with Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna County is 19.6 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 18.4% of income with -0.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 81 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,685 with 4.9% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,299 with 3.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 16.6% with -0.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 19 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $94,031 with 3.8% year-over-year growth.
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