Overall Sustainability Score
59
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
County • KY
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Adair County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Overall Sustainability Score
59
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
76th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Adair County currently has a sustainability score of 59 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 76th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (55, decreasing) and Insurance Pressure (49, stable).
Compared with Kentucky, Adair County is 1.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 49 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.0% of income with 0.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $971 with 5.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 24 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $771 with -0.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 38 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.3% with -6.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $53,553 with 6.4% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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