Component Pressure Score
81
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Income Offset • County • AL
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
Pressure Snapshot
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Component Pressure Score
81
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
47
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
77
High Pressure
Change Pressure Score
89
High Pressure
Offset Strength Score
19
Weak Offset
Median household income is $55,029 with -1.4% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Calhoun County, Income Offset scores 81 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 1st highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Alabama, this component is 11.5 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Calhoun County are Income Offset (81, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (69, increasing).
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.
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