Component Pressure Score
36
Moderate
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Income Offset • City • TX
Ames 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.
Trend
Decreasing
Overall Sustainability Score
58
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
52
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
10
Low Pressure
Offset Strength Score
64
Helpful Offset
Median household income is $68,703 with 6.1% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Ames, Income Offset scores 36 and is decreasing in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Liberty County, this component is 4.9 points higher (more pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Ames are Tax Pressure (45, stable) and Utility Pressure (45, 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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