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Allen Utility Pressure

Tracks essential utility-style pressure with gross-rent proxy burden and change dynamics.

Pressure Snapshot

Latest Utility Pressure Signals

2024-12-31

Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.

Component Pressure Score

33

Moderate

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Stable

Overall Sustainability Score

59

Elevated

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

40

Moderate

Change Pressure Score

19

Low Pressure

Offset Strength Score

N/A

Insufficient Data

Median gross rent proxy is $889 with 1.0% year-over-year movement.

Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure

In Allen, Utility Pressure scores 33 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 4th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Pontotoc County, this component is 12 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Allen are Income Offset (73, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (42, stable).

Component Pressure Score

The pressure level for this topic only. Higher means worse pressure in this location.

Trend

The direction this pressure is moving: increasing, stable, or decreasing.

Burden Score

How heavy the cost load is right now, before considering whether it is accelerating.

Change Score

How quickly pressure is rising or easing versus the prior period.

Offset Score

How much local income growth helps absorb pressure. Higher offset means stronger cushion.

Overall Sustainability Score

Net sustainability score for the full model. Higher is better and means lower overall pressure.

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