Overall Sustainability Score
45
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • MS
Calhoun County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Calhoun County. 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
Increasing
National Percentile
38th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Calhoun County
Calhoun County currently has a sustainability score of 45 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 38th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (92, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (78, increasing).
Compared with Mississippi, Calhoun County is 16.8 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 78 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.3% of income with 10.1% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $600 with 6.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 11 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $662 with -1.8% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 59 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.4% with 0.1% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 92 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $43,125 with -1.9% year-over-year growth.
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