Overall Sustainability Score
70
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
County • MO
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Cooper County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
Sustainability Score
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Overall Sustainability Score
70
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
94th
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
Cooper County currently has a sustainability score of 70 (Manageable) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 94th (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (34, stable) and Income Offset (33, decreasing).
Compared with Missouri, Cooper County is 9.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.9% of income with -4.5% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 32 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,334 with 0.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 34 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $782 with 2.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Pressure Score: 18 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.3% with -2.0% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median household income is $70,625 with 4.6% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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