Overall Sustainability Score
56
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IA
Buena Vista County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Buena Vista 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
68th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County currently has a sustainability score of 56 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 68th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (65, increasing) and Utility Pressure (64, increasing).
Compared with Iowa, Buena Vista County is 8.2 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.1% of income with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 65 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $1,931 with 6.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $894 with 7.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 31 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 15.0% with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 25 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $71,719 with 7.7% year-over-year growth.
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