Overall Sustainability Score
69
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IA
Chickasaw County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Chickasaw 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
Decreasing
National Percentile
93rd
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Chickasaw County
Chickasaw County currently has a sustainability score of 69 (Manageable) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 93rd (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (55, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (41, stable).
Compared with Iowa, Chickasaw County is 5.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 41 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.0% of income with -1.3% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $1,863 with 3.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 16 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $738 with -5.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 5 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 11.7% with -8.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $75,675 with 3.1% year-over-year growth.
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