Overall Sustainability Score
63
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • NE
Richardson County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Richardson 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
Stable
National Percentile
83rd
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Richardson County
Richardson County currently has a sustainability score of 63 (Elevated) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 83rd (strong).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (55, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (54, increasing).
Compared with Nebraska, Richardson County is 15.9 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 54 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 14.6% of income with 5.8% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $1,432 with 7.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 16 • Trend: Stable
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $691 with -0.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 12 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.8% with -7.7% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $60,108 with 8.2% year-over-year growth.
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