Overall Sustainability Score
70
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • OK
Alfalfa County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Alfalfa 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
94th
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Alfalfa County
Alfalfa County currently has a sustainability score of 70 (Manageable) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 94th (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (68, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (44, increasing).
Compared with Oklahoma, Alfalfa County is 15.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 2 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 10.7% of income with -8.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 6 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $592 with -8.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $705 with 14.8% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.1% with 20.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 68 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $64,615 with -4.8% year-over-year growth.
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