Overall Sustainability Score
53
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • IA
Melcher-Dallas
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Melcher-Dallas. 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
57th
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas currently has a sustainability score of 53 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 57th (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (66, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (66, stable).
Compared with Marion County, Melcher-Dallas is 4.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.3% of income with 2.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $2,848 with 4.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 32 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $884 with 0.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 19 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.5% with -0.3% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 50 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median household income is $78,680 with 0.8% year-over-year growth.
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