Overall Sustainability Score
66
Manageable
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • TX
Plains
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Plains. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components.
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.
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
87th
Strong
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Plains
Plains currently has a sustainability score of 66 (Manageable) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 87th (strong).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (56, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (33, increasing).
Compared with Yoakum County, Plains is 4.3 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 33 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Owner-cost burden proxy is 11.3% of income with 25.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 28 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $1,715 with -4.5% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 56 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $973 with 4.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 27 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 13.7% with 1.2% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 29 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $84,925 with 3.2% year-over-year growth.
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