Overall Sustainability Score
47
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • IN
Smithville-Sanders
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Smithville-Sanders. 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
44th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Smithville-Sanders
Smithville-Sanders currently has a sustainability score of 47 (High Pressure) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 44th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (66, stable) and Utility Pressure (64, increasing).
Compared with Monroe County, Smithville-Sanders is 6.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.8% of income with -1.3% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $2,036 with 10.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,193 with 3.6% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 21.7% with -0.3% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 48 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $65,868 with 3.9% year-over-year growth.
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