Overall Sustainability Score
51
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • NM
Harding County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Harding 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
Stable
National Percentile
52nd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Harding County
Harding County currently has a sustainability score of 51 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 52nd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (98, increasing) and Utility Pressure (81, increasing).
Compared with New Mexico, Harding County is 8.1 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 20 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.9% of income with -2.8% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 2 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $305 with -7.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 81 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,038 with 48.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 98 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 25.7% with 26.0% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $48,553 with 17.7% year-over-year growth.
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