Pressure Rank
#2,181
of 3,213 County reports (1 = highest pressure)
County • IA
Buena Vista County Household Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Buena Vista County. 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: /ia/buena-vista-county
Buena Vista County has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 56, indicating elevated in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is stable, with leading component pressure from Tax Pressure (65, increasing) and Utility Pressure (64, increasing).
State Rank
#58
of 99 IA County reports
Top Driver
Tax Pressure
65 pressure score
Citation Date
2024-12-31
Methodology v1-acs5-2024
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.
Overall Sustainability Score
56
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
68th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County currently has a sustainability score of 56 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 68th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (65, increasing) and Utility Pressure (64, increasing).
Compared with Iowa, Buena Vista County is 8.2 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 37 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.1% of income with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 65 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $1,931 with 6.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $894 with 7.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 31 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 15.0% with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 25 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $71,719 with 7.7% year-over-year growth.
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Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1-acs5-2024, snapshot 2024-12-31, covering 34,519 U.S. geographies.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1-acs5-2024
Coverage
34,519 geographies
Source note: current launch scores use ACS-backed burden, movement, and income-offset proxies. Utility, insurance, and essential burden categories are bridge signals until more granular nationally consistent public datasets are added.