Component Pressure Score
22
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Income Offset • County • ND
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
Pressure Snapshot
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Component Pressure Score
22
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Decreasing
Overall Sustainability Score
85
Low Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
35
Moderate
Change Pressure Score
2
Low Pressure
Offset Strength Score
78
Helpful Offset
Median household income is $71,250 with 14.0% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Slope County, Income Offset scores 22 and is decreasing in the latest window. This is the 2nd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with North Dakota, this component is 48.1 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Slope County are Insurance Pressure (45, increasing) and Income Offset (22, decreasing).
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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