Overall Sustainability Score
73
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • IN
Parke County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Parke 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
96th
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Parke County
Parke County currently has a sustainability score of 73 (Manageable) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 96th (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (46, stable) and Insurance Pressure (33, stable).
Compared with Indiana, Parke County is 14.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 13.7% of income with 0.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 32 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $735 with 6.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 13 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $704 with -3.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 9 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 12.3% with -6.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 46 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median household income is $68,485 with 2.6% year-over-year growth.
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