Overall Sustainability Score
39
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
State • CO
Colorado
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Colorado. 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
22nd
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Colorado
Colorado currently has a sustainability score of 39 (High Pressure) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 22nd (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (77, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (75, stable).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 18.7% of income with 0.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 60 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,602 with 6.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 77 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,761 with 4.0% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 22.1% with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 26 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $95,470 with 3.2% year-over-year growth.
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