U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

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Amity Gardens Income Offset

Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.

Pressure Snapshot

Latest Income Offset 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

37

Moderate

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Stable

Overall Sustainability Score

43

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

28

Moderate

Change Pressure Score

52

Elevated

Offset Strength Score

63

Helpful Offset

Median household income is $79,777 with 2.7% year-over-year growth.

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

In Amity Gardens, Income Offset scores 37 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Berks County, this component is 5.2 points higher (more pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Amity Gardens are Insurance Pressure (71, stable) and Tax Pressure (62, 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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