Overall Sustainability Score
48
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IL
Saline County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Saline 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
Increasing
National Percentile
44th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Saline County
Saline County currently has a sustainability score of 48 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 44th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (85, increasing) and Tax Pressure (63, increasing).
Compared with Illinois, Saline County is 5 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.5% of income with 1.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $1,597 with 10.5% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 25 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $726 with 2.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 59 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 16.4% with 5.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 85 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $53,117 with -3.3% year-over-year growth.
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