Overall Sustainability Score
42
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • NC
Winston-Salem
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Winston-Salem. 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
32nd
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem currently has a sustainability score of 42 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 32nd (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (71, stable) and Utility Pressure (66, increasing).
Compared with Forsyth County, Winston-Salem is 4.4 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 52 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.7% of income with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 45 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $1,984 with 2.6% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,098 with 5.0% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 71 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 19.6% with 2.4% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 57 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median household income is $67,165 with 2.5% year-over-year growth.
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