Component Pressure Score
71
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Income Offset • County • KY
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
Pressure Snapshot
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Component Pressure Score
71
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
57
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
61
High Pressure
Change Pressure Score
86
High Pressure
Offset Strength Score
29
Weak Offset
Median household income is $61,159 with -0.8% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Boyle County, Income Offset scores 71 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 1st highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Kentucky, this component is 15.7 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Boyle County are Income Offset (71, increasing) and Tax Pressure (45, stable).
Component Pressure Score
The pressure level for this topic only. Higher means worse pressure in this location.
Trend
The direction this pressure is moving: increasing, stable, or decreasing.
Burden Score
How heavy the cost load is right now, before considering whether it is accelerating.
Change Score
How quickly pressure is rising or easing versus the prior period.
Offset Score
How much local income growth helps absorb pressure. Higher offset means stronger cushion.
Overall Sustainability Score
Net sustainability score for the full model. Higher is better and means lower overall pressure.
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