U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

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Income OffsetCityOH

Albany Income Offset

Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.

Pressure Snapshot

Latest Income Offset Signals

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

Decreasing

Overall Sustainability Score

49

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

84

High Pressure

Change Pressure Score

27

Moderate

Offset Strength Score

38

Weak Offset

Median household income is $56,001 with 4.0% year-over-year growth.

Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure

In Albany, Income Offset scores 62 and is decreasing in the latest window. This is the 1st highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Athens County, this component is 2.6 points higher (more pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Albany are Income Offset (62, decreasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (60, stable).

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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