Overall Sustainability Score
56
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • AR
Helena-West Helena
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Helena-West Helena. 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
Stable
National Percentile
65th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Helena-West Helena
Helena-West Helena currently has a sustainability score of 56 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 65th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (76, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (57, decreasing).
Compared with Phillips County, Helena-West Helena is 3.7 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.6% of income with 2.1% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $636 with 27.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 10 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $737 with -2.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 57 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 22.0% with -5.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 76 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median household income is $40,134 with 3.2% year-over-year growth.
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