Overall Sustainability Score
39
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • CO
Amherst
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Amherst. 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
23rd
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Amherst
Amherst currently has a sustainability score of 39 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 23rd (weak).
Top current component pressures are Insurance Pressure (96, increasing) and Utility Pressure (62, increasing).
Compared with Phillips County, Amherst is 4.3 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 96 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 20.5% of income with 10.8% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 52 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $1,456 with 15.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 62 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $999 with 5.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.5% with -1.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $64,674 with 7.1% year-over-year growth.
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