Component Pressure Score
72
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Utility Pressure • County • AK
Bethel County Utility Pressure
Tracks essential utility-style pressure with gross-rent proxy burden and change dynamics.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Utility Pressure Signals
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Trend
Stable
Overall Sustainability Score
60
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
92
High Pressure
Change Pressure Score
31
Moderate
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Median gross rent proxy is $1,474 with 1.4% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Bethel County, Utility Pressure scores 72 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 1st highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Alaska, this component is 25.7 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Bethel County are Utility Pressure (72, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (67, decreasing).
Component Pressure Score
The pressure level for this topic only. Higher means worse pressure in this location.
Trend
The direction this pressure is moving: increasing, stable, or decreasing.
Burden Score
How heavy the cost load is right now, before considering whether it is accelerating.
Change Score
How quickly pressure is rising or easing versus the prior period.
Offset Score
How much local income growth helps absorb pressure. Higher offset means stronger cushion.
Overall Sustainability Score
Net sustainability score for the full model. Higher is better and means lower overall pressure.
Related Components
Other Pressure Pages For Bethel County
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Increasing
TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 1 • Trend: Insufficient data
ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 67 • Trend: Decreasing
INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Decreasing
Research Path
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