Pressure Rank
#2,506
of 3,213 County reports (1 = highest pressure)
County • IL
Clinton County Household Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Clinton 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: /il/clinton-county
Clinton County has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 60, indicating elevated in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is decreasing, with leading component pressure from Tax Pressure (81, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (47, stable).
State Rank
#80
of 102 IL County reports
Top Driver
Tax Pressure
81 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
60
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
78th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Clinton County
Clinton County currently has a sustainability score of 60 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 78th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (81, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (47, stable).
Compared with Illinois, Clinton County is 17.5 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.9% of income with 0.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 81 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,524 with 5.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $912 with -2.4% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 8 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 12.6% with -7.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 17 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $86,588 with 5.2% 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.