U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

Burden • Change • Offset

Income OffsetCountyMO

Buchanan County Income Offset

Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.

Pressure Snapshot

Latest Income Offset Signals

2024-12-31

Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.

Component Pressure Score

47

Elevated

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Decreasing

Overall Sustainability Score

56

Elevated

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

59

Elevated

Change Pressure Score

28

Moderate

Offset Strength Score

53

Limited Offset

Median household income is $62,158 with 4.6% year-over-year growth.

Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure

In Buchanan County, Income Offset scores 47 and is decreasing in the latest window. This is the 2nd highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Missouri, this component is 22.8 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Buchanan County are Utility Pressure (48, stable) and Income Offset (47, 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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