Component Pressure Score
78
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Essential Inflation Pressure • City • NC
Alexis 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
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
35
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
77
High Pressure
Change Pressure Score
79
High Pressure
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 20.5% with 3.1% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Alexis, Essential Inflation Pressure scores 78 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 1st highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Gaston County, this component is 1.5 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Alexis are Essential Inflation Pressure (78, increasing) and Utility Pressure (73, 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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