Overall Sustainability Score
60
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • AR
Bradley County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Bradley 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
77th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Bradley County
Bradley County currently has a sustainability score of 60 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 77th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (77, increasing) and Income Offset (69, decreasing).
Compared with Arkansas, Bradley County is 8 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 16 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.5% of income with -2.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 10 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $545 with 0.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $689 with 8.0% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 77 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 19.9% with 3.0% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 69 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $41,476 with 4.8% year-over-year growth.
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