Component Pressure Score
40
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Utility Pressure • County • LA
St. Mary County Utility Pressure
Tracks essential utility-style pressure with gross-rent proxy burden and change dynamics.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Utility Pressure Signals
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Trend
Stable
Overall Sustainability Score
51
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
45
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
28
Moderate
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Median gross rent proxy is $848 with 1.1% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In St. Mary County, Utility Pressure scores 40 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 4th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Louisiana, this component is 16.3 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in St. Mary County are Income Offset (77, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (62, 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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