Overall Sustainability Score
38
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • UT
Alta
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Alta. 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
22nd
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Alta
Alta currently has a sustainability score of 38 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 22nd (weak).
Top current component pressures are Utility Pressure (86, increasing) and Essential Inflation Pressure (75, increasing).
Compared with Salt Lake County, Alta is 4.4 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 61 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 17.3% of income with -0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 64 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $2,836 with 4.0% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 86 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median gross rent proxy is $1,592 with 6.6% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 19.6% with 3.5% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 25 • Trend: Stable
Moderate
Median household income is $97,494 with 3.0% year-over-year growth.
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