Pressure Rank
#5,516
of 31,254 City reports (1 = highest pressure)
City • LA
Jean Lafitte Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Jean Lafitte. 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: /la/jean-lafitte
Jean Lafitte has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 36, indicating high pressure in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is increasing, with leading component pressure from Essential Inflation Pressure (80, stable) and Insurance Pressure (76, increasing).
State Rank
#22
of 489 LA City reports
Top Driver
Essential Inflation Pressure
80 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
36
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Increasing
National Percentile
18th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte currently has a sustainability score of 36 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 18th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (80, stable) and Insurance Pressure (76, increasing).
Compared with Jefferson County, Jean Lafitte is 3.2 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 76 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 17.1% of income with 3.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 34 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,312 with 3.7% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 58 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $1,190 with 2.4% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 80 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 21.9% with 2.4% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 72 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $65,252 with 0.0% 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.