Component Pressure Score
50
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Utility Pressure • County • CA
Tracks essential utility-style pressure with gross-rent proxy burden and change dynamics.
Pressure Snapshot
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Component Pressure Score
50
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Insufficient data
Overall Sustainability Score
33
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Change Pressure Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Median gross rent proxy is N/A with N/A year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Alpine County, Utility Pressure scores 50 and is insufficient data in the latest window. This is the 3rd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with California, this component is 34.3 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Alpine County are Tax Pressure (96, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (92, increasing).
Component Pressure Score
The pressure level for this topic only. Higher means worse pressure in this location.
Trend
The direction this pressure is moving: increasing, stable, or decreasing.
Burden Score
How heavy the cost load is right now, before considering whether it is accelerating.
Change Score
How quickly pressure is rising or easing versus the prior period.
Offset Score
How much local income growth helps absorb pressure. Higher offset means stronger cushion.
Overall Sustainability Score
Net sustainability score for the full model. Higher is better and means lower overall pressure.
Related Components
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 92 • Trend: Increasing
TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 96 • Trend: Increasing
ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 50 • Trend: Insufficient data
INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 39 • Trend: Increasing
Research Path
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