Overall Sustainability Score
62
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
State • MS
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Mississippi. 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
62
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
88th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Mississippi currently has a sustainability score of 62 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 88th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (80, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (46, stable).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.3% of income with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 14 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $1,215 with 2.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 15 • Trend: Increasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $954 with 3.4% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 46 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 20.3% with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 80 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median household income is $56,447 with 2.8% year-over-year growth.
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Counties
Cities
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