Component Pressure Score
51
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Income Offset • City • IA
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
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
51
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Stable
Overall Sustainability Score
48
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
54
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
47
Elevated
Offset Strength Score
49
Limited Offset
Median household income is $68,092 with 2.9% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Adair, Income Offset scores 51 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 3rd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Adair County, this component is 6.7 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Adair are Tax Pressure (64, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (55, 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: 55 • Trend: Increasing
TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Increasing
ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Increasing
Research Path
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