U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

Burden • Change • Offset

Income OffsetCountyPA

Centre County 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

40

Moderate

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Stable

Overall Sustainability Score

39

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

28

Moderate

Change Pressure Score

61

High Pressure

Offset Strength Score

60

Helpful Offset

Median household income is $74,291 with 2.1% year-over-year growth.

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

In Centre County, Income Offset scores 40 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Pennsylvania, this component is 11.5 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Centre County are Tax Pressure (74, increasing) and Utility Pressure (69, 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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