Component Pressure Score
36
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Income Offset • County • ME
Knox County Income Offset
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Income Offset 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
30
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
28
Moderate
Change Pressure Score
48
Elevated
Offset Strength Score
64
Helpful Offset
Median household income is $74,096 with 3.0% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Knox County, Income Offset scores 36 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Maine, this component is 5 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Knox County are Utility Pressure (84, increasing) and Tax Pressure (78, increasing).
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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