Overall Sustainability Score
51
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • MD
Highfield-Cascade
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Highfield-Cascade. 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
Decreasing
National Percentile
53rd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Highfield-Cascade
Highfield-Cascade currently has a sustainability score of 51 (Elevated) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 53rd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (65, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (59, stable).
Compared with Washington County, Highfield-Cascade is 6.3 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 59 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.4% of income with 0.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 50 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,481 with 1.5% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 65 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,147 with 4.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.7% with -0.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 27 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $77,747 with 4.8% year-over-year growth.
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