Component Pressure Score
62
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
U.S. Cost Pressure by Location
Burden • Change • Offset
Essential Inflation Pressure • County • NM
Tracks pressure on unavoidable essentials by combining burden and acceleration proxies.
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
62
High Pressure
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Trend
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
52
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
44
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
92
High Pressure
Offset Strength Score
N/A
Insufficient Data
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 16.6% with 7.6% year-over-year movement.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Guadalupe County, Essential Inflation Pressure scores 62 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 3rd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with New Mexico, this component is 4.8 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Guadalupe County are Insurance Pressure (71, increasing) and Income Offset (64, 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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