Overall Sustainability Score
41
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • NJ
Cumberland-Hesstown
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Cumberland-Hesstown. 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
27th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Cumberland-Hesstown
Cumberland-Hesstown currently has a sustainability score of 41 (High Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 27th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (65, stable) and Insurance Pressure (64, decreasing).
Compared with Cumberland County, Cumberland-Hesstown is 4.2 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 19.8% of income with -4.3% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 65 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $5,052 with 0.1% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 60 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $1,282 with 2.2% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 22.8% with -2.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $67,436 with 4.6% year-over-year growth.
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