Overall Sustainability Score
45
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
County • TX
Ward County
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Ward County. 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
Increasing
National Percentile
37th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Ward County
Ward County currently has a sustainability score of 45 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 37th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Essential Inflation Pressure (88, increasing) and Utility Pressure (85, increasing).
Compared with Texas, Ward County is 9.7 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 3 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 11.7% of income with -7.9% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 47 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median real estate taxes are $965 with 15.8% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 85 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,118 with 19.1% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 88 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 20.3% with 29.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 67 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $65,952 with -8.0% year-over-year growth.
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