Overall Sustainability Score
58
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • WV
Clay County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Clay 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
Increasing
National Percentile
74th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Clay County
Clay County currently has a sustainability score of 58 (Elevated) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 74th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (91, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (78, increasing).
Compared with West Virginia, Clay County is 12.4 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 3 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 11.1% of income with -5.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 12 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $377 with 2.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $651 with 10.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 78 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.5% with 11.8% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 91 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $42,318 with -1.1% year-over-year growth.
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