Component Pressure Score
64
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Tax Pressure • County • MD
Cecil 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
Stable
Overall Sustainability Score
42
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
85
High Pressure
Change Pressure Score
19
Low Pressure
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Median real estate taxes are $3,068 with 0.3% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Cecil County, Tax Pressure scores 64 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 3rd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Maryland, this component is 3.6 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Cecil County are Utility Pressure (69, stable) and Insurance Pressure (64, decreasing).
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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