Component Pressure Score
24
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Tax Pressure • County • KY
Carter County Tax Pressure
Tracks household tax-related pressure through real estate tax burden and year-over-year change.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Tax Pressure Signals
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Trend
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
54
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
10
Low Pressure
Change Pressure Score
55
Elevated
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Median real estate taxes are $649 with 4.3% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Carter County, Tax Pressure scores 24 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Kentucky, this component is 11.1 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Carter County are Income Offset (77, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (64, 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.
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