Overall Sustainability Score
54
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IA
Benton County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Benton County. 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
62nd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Benton County
Benton County currently has a sustainability score of 54 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 62nd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Insurance Pressure (72, stable) and Tax Pressure (71, increasing).
Compared with Iowa, Benton County is 10.4 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 72 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.5% of income with 1.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 71 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $2,727 with 3.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $826 with 1.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 15 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 11.4% with -1.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $86,962 with 2.6% year-over-year growth.
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