Overall Sustainability Score
55
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
City • IA
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Ackworth. 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
55
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
64th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Ackworth currently has a sustainability score of 55 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 64th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Insurance Pressure (68, stable) and Tax Pressure (65, stable).
Compared with Warren County, Ackworth is 4.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 68 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 17.2% of income with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 65 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,865 with 1.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 39 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $973 with -0.2% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 11 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 12.3% with -1.9% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 35 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $94,588 with 1.7% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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