Overall Sustainability Score
62
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • SD
Charles Mix County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Charles Mix County. 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
82nd
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County currently has a sustainability score of 62 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 82nd (strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (66, increasing) and Tax Pressure (54, increasing).
Compared with South Dakota, Charles Mix County is 3.4 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 38 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.1% of income with -2.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 54 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $1,878 with 3.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 13 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $704 with -3.2% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 18 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.2% with -1.9% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $64,038 with -1.3% year-over-year growth.
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