Overall Sustainability Score
49
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • AL
West End-Cobb Town
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for West End-Cobb Town. 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
49th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In West End-Cobb Town
West End-Cobb Town currently has a sustainability score of 49 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 49th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (88, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (67, increasing).
Compared with Calhoun County, West End-Cobb Town is 2.4 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 41 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.7% of income with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 31 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $653 with 7.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 31 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $826 with 2.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 67 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.0% with 4.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 88 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $55,029 with -1.4% year-over-year growth.
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