Overall Sustainability Score
53
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
City • PA
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Albion. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Overall Sustainability Score
53
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
59th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Albion currently has a sustainability score of 53 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 59th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (59, stable) and Income Offset (58, stable).
Compared with Erie County, Albion is 6.6 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 35 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.5% of income with -1.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 59 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,830 with 2.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $904 with 3.2% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.1% with 0.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 58 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median household income is $63,354 with 3.1% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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