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Alpine Tax Pressure

Tracks household tax-related pressure through real estate tax burden and year-over-year change.

Pressure Snapshot

Latest Tax Pressure 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

45

Elevated

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Decreasing

Overall Sustainability Score

44

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

64

High Pressure

Change Pressure Score

4

Low Pressure

Offset Strength Score

N/A

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Median real estate taxes are $2,574 with -2.6% year-over-year movement.

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

In Alpine, Tax Pressure scores 45 and is decreasing in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Brewster County, this component is 10.9 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Alpine are Insurance Pressure (65, stable) 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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