Pressure Rank
#22,241
of 30,973 City reports (1 = highest pressure)
City • CO
Arapahoe Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Arapahoe. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components for media-ready local context.
Media Summary
Shareable Cost Pressure Snapshot
Canonical report URL: /co/arapahoe
Arapahoe has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 57, indicating elevated in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is increasing, with leading component pressure from Utility Pressure (57, increasing) and Essential Housing Burden (42, increasing).
State Rank
#442
of 477 CO City reports
Top Driver
Utility Pressure
57 pressure score
Citation Date
2024-12-31
Methodology v1.1-acs5-2024
Annual Baseline
Published Cost Pressure Score
2024-12-31 • v1.1-acs5-2024
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates. Current Pulse data below is separate and non-scored.
Overall Sustainability Score
57
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Increasing
National Percentile
72nd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
City source resolution: County. This row uses a fallback or incomplete city input and is excluded from the default high-confidence city rankings.
Current Pressure Pulse
Fresh Context Beside The Annual Baseline
Not part of the annual Cost Pressure Score
The pulse reports the latest verified public releases alongside the annual baseline. It never recalculates or changes this location's Household Cost Pressure Score.
Residential Electricity
17 cents per kilowatt-hour
+6.3% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Source date: 2026-07 • Resolution: State-level monthly residential electricity price
State-level electricity data; no city or county electricity series is implied.
Covered-Job Wage
1,186 dollars per week
+10.1% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW
Source date: 2026-Q1 • Resolution: County-level quarterly QCEW covered-job wage
County-level covered-job wage for this city's parent county.
National CPI Context
335 CPI-U index (1982-84=100)
+3.4% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI
Source date: 2026-08 • Resolution: National monthly CPI-U context
National CPI context; it does not represent a local CPI series.
Latest pulse refresh: 2026-09-26 • verified source run.
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Arapahoe
Arapahoe currently has a sustainability score of 57 (Elevated) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 72nd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (57, increasing) and Essential Housing Burden (42, increasing).
Compared with Cheyenne County, Arapahoe is 1.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 38 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.6% of income with 10.6% five-year change. This is not an insurance-premium measure.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 39 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $887 with 52.1% five-year change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 57 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
State residential electricity price is 14.92 cents/kWh with 4.3% annual change. It is not a local utility bill.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Period: 2024 annual compared with 2023 annual • Resolution: State
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Housing Burden
Pressure Score: 42 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median renter burden is 21.3% of renter household income with 31.5% five-year change. This is direct ACS renter burden, not a complete local inflation basket.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 41 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $70,865 with 31.3% five-year change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1.1-acs5-2024, annual baseline 2024-12-31, covering 34,160 scored U.S. geographies. Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1.1-acs5-2024
Scored Coverage
34,160 geographies
Source note: the annual baseline preserves component IDs and score polarity while documenting source period, geographic resolution, raw drivers, and any fallback. Current Pressure Pulse observations are displayed separately and never revise the annual score.