Overall Sustainability Score
61
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • PA
Fairview-Ferndale
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Fairview-Ferndale. 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
79th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Fairview-Ferndale
Fairview-Ferndale currently has a sustainability score of 61 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 79th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (54, decreasing) and Insurance Pressure (42, stable).
Compared with Northumberland County, Fairview-Ferndale is 6.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.6% of income with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 35 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,794 with 0.9% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $806 with 3.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 31 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 16.0% with -0.8% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 54 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $60,583 with 4.5% year-over-year growth.
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