Overall Sustainability Score
58
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • WI
Black River Falls
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Black River Falls. 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
72nd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Black River Falls
Black River Falls currently has a sustainability score of 58 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 72nd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Insurance Pressure (73, stable) and Tax Pressure (55, stable).
Compared with Jackson County, Black River Falls is 5.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 73 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 18.0% of income with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,725 with 2.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 18 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $787 with -0.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 11 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.9% with -4.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $68,110 with 4.0% year-over-year growth.
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