Overall Sustainability Score
46
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • PA
Bird-in-Hand
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Bird-in-Hand. 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
Decreasing
National Percentile
41st
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Bird-in-Hand
Bird-in-Hand currently has a sustainability score of 46 (High Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 41st (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (77, increasing) and Tax Pressure (63, stable).
Compared with Lancaster County, Bird-in-Hand is 5.6 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 49 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.8% of income with -2.3% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,975 with 0.9% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 77 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,357 with 5.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 60 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.7% with 1.3% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 23 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $86,959 with 3.9% year-over-year growth.
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