Overall Sustainability Score
58
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IN
Cass County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Cass 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
73rd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Cass County
Cass County currently has a sustainability score of 58 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 73rd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (78, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (48, stable).
Compared with Indiana, Cass County is 0.6 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 19 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.5% of income with -1.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 43 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $910 with 10.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 29 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $783 with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 48 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 16.7% with 0.9% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 78 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $56,403 with -0.2% year-over-year growth.
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