Overall Sustainability Score
84
Low Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • NE
Wheeler County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Wheeler County. 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
Decreasing
National Percentile
100th
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Wheeler County
Wheeler County currently has a sustainability score of 84 (Low Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 100th (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Insurance Pressure (29, decreasing) and Income Offset (23, decreasing).
Compared with Nebraska, Wheeler County is 36.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 29 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.7% of income with -5.2% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 23 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,164 with -6.1% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 4 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $509 with -3.0% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 0 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 8.7% with -22.9% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 23 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $70,250 with 25.7% year-over-year growth.
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