Overall Sustainability Score
50
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
County • AK
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Sitka County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Overall Sustainability Score
50
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
50th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Sitka County currently has a sustainability score of 50 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 50th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (66, stable) and Insurance Pressure (62, decreasing).
Compared with Alaska, Sitka County is 9.8 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 62 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 17.8% of income with -4.3% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 51 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,080 with -0.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,341 with -0.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 15.8% with -1.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median household income is $101,727 with 0.5% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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