Pressure Rank
#1,122
of 3,213 County reports (1 = highest pressure)
County • PA
Columbia County Household Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Columbia 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: /pa/columbia-county
Columbia County has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 44, indicating high pressure in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is stable, with leading component pressure from Utility Pressure (63, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (62, stable).
State Rank
#28
of 67 PA County reports
Top Driver
Utility Pressure
63 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
44
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
35th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Columbia County
Columbia County currently has a sustainability score of 44 (High Pressure) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 35th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (63, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (62, stable).
Compared with Pennsylvania, Columbia County is 10.1 points lower on sustainability (higher overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 62 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.6% of income with 2.0% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 56 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $2,286 with 0.9% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 63 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $943 with 4.3% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 52 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 17.5% with 0.0% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Median household income is $64,644 with 4.3% year-over-year growth.
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Research Path
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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.