Overall Sustainability Score
58
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • SC
Batesburg-Leesville
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Batesburg-Leesville. 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
Stable
National Percentile
71st
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Batesburg-Leesville
Batesburg-Leesville currently has a sustainability score of 58 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 71st (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (72, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (63, stable).
Compared with Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville is 4.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 25 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.6% of income with -1.4% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 22 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,151 with 1.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 72 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,178 with 5.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.3% with 2.4% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $77,408 with 3.2% year-over-year growth.
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