U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

Burden • Change • Offset

CityOR

Island City

This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Island City. 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.

Overall Sustainability Score

51

Elevated

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Trend

Decreasing

National Percentile

54th

Mid-Range

Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)

Local Narrative

What Is Driving Pressure In Island City

Island City currently has a sustainability score of 51 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 54th (mid-range).

Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (65, increasing) and Income Offset (61, stable).

Compared with Union County, Island City is 6.3 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).

Pressure Components

Component Breakdown

Higher component score = higher pressure

Research Path

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