Overall Sustainability Score
49
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • MI
Level Park-Oak Park
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Level Park-Oak Park. 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
48th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Level Park-Oak Park
Level Park-Oak Park currently has a sustainability score of 49 (High Pressure) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 48th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (58, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (52, stable).
Compared with Calhoun County, Level Park-Oak Park is 6.8 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 52 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.4% of income with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 58 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,368 with 4.4% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 49 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $968 with 3.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.4% with -1.3% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 49 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $63,177 with 4.6% year-over-year growth.
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