Overall Sustainability Score
49
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • AL
Benton
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Benton. 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
47th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Benton
Benton currently has a sustainability score of 49 (High Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 47th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (78, stable) and Income Offset (67, decreasing).
Compared with Lowndes County, Benton is 2.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 20.0% of income with -8.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 12 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $337 with 2.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 34 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $710 with 7.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 78 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 23.0% with 1.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 67 • Trend: Decreasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $37,052 with 5.4% year-over-year growth.
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