Overall Sustainability Score
53
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
County • GA
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Harris County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Overall Sustainability Score
53
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
59th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Harris County currently has a sustainability score of 53 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 59th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (81, increasing) and Tax Pressure (71, increasing).
Compared with Georgia, Harris County is 15.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.1% of income with -4.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 71 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $2,578 with 4.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 81 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,048 with 11.4% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 30 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 12.9% with 2.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 7 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $97,302 with 9.1% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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