Pressure Rank
#3,067
of 3,213 County reports (1 = highest pressure)
County • NM
Rio Arriba County Household Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Rio Arriba County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components for media-ready local context.
Media Summary
Shareable Cost Pressure Snapshot
Canonical report URL: /nm/rio-arriba-county
Rio Arriba County has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 72, indicating manageable in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is decreasing, with leading component pressure from Income Offset (51, decreasing) and Tax Pressure (28, stable).
State Rank
#32
of 33 NM County reports
Top Driver
Income Offset
51 pressure score
Citation Date
2024-12-31
Methodology v1-acs5-2024
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.
Overall Sustainability Score
72
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Decreasing
National Percentile
96th
Very Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County currently has a sustainability score of 72 (Manageable) with a decreasing trend direction. National percentile is 96th (very strong).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (51, decreasing) and Tax Pressure (28, stable).
Compared with New Mexico, Rio Arriba County is 13.7 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 21 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 12.2% of income with 0.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,021 with 2.1% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 18 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $740 with -2.6% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 23 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 15.5% with -8.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 51 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $57,155 with 6.0% year-over-year growth.
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Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1-acs5-2024, snapshot 2024-12-31, covering 34,519 U.S. geographies.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1-acs5-2024
Coverage
34,519 geographies
Source note: current launch scores use ACS-backed burden, movement, and income-offset proxies. Utility, insurance, and essential burden categories are bridge signals until more granular nationally consistent public datasets are added.