Overall Sustainability Score
49
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • AR
Ash Flat
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Ash Flat. 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
Increasing
National Percentile
49th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Ash Flat
Ash Flat currently has a sustainability score of 49 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 49th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (85, increasing) and Income Offset (70, decreasing).
Compared with Sharp County, Ash Flat is 3.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 32 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.6% of income with -4.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 29 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $584 with 6.6% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $766 with 18.2% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 85 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 20.6% with 13.7% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 70 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $44,637 with 3.9% year-over-year growth.
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