Overall Sustainability Score
42
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • MO
Bel-Ridge
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Bel-Ridge. 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
30th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Bel-Ridge
Bel-Ridge currently has a sustainability score of 42 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 30th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (71, increasing) and Utility Pressure (66, increasing).
Compared with St. Louis County, Bel-Ridge is 4.2 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 60 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.4% of income with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 71 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,335 with 4.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,209 with 3.9% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 54 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.5% with 1.9% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 40 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $82,936 with 2.0% year-over-year growth.
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