Component Pressure Score
51
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Essential Inflation Pressure • County • MI
St. Clair County Essential Inflation Pressure
Tracks pressure on unavoidable essentials by combining burden and acceleration proxies.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Essential Inflation 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
43
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
54
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
47
Elevated
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.3% with 0.2% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In St. Clair County, Essential Inflation Pressure scores 51 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 4th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Michigan, this component is 2.5 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in St. Clair County are Tax Pressure (65, stable) and Utility Pressure (64, 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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