Overall Sustainability Score
40
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • NC
Fuquay-Varina
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Fuquay-Varina. 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
27th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Fuquay-Varina
Fuquay-Varina currently has a sustainability score of 40 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 27th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (89, increasing) and Tax Pressure (78, increasing).
Compared with Wake County, Fuquay-Varina is 4.6 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 48 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.1% of income with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 78 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,260 with 7.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 89 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,623 with 7.6% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 68 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.4% with 3.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 16 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $105,768 with 3.9% year-over-year growth.
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