Overall Sustainability Score
50
Elevated
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • VA
Alberta
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Alberta. 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
52nd
Mid-Range
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Alberta
Alberta currently has a sustainability score of 50 (Elevated) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 52nd (mid-range).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (87, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (55, increasing).
Compared with Brunswick County, Alberta is 4.1 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 55 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 15.0% of income with 8.7% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 38 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $820 with 14.2% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 22 • Trend: Decreasing
Moderate
Median gross rent proxy is $834 with -3.5% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 45 • Trend: Decreasing
Elevated
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 18.9% with -3.7% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 87 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median household income is $53,084 with 0.2% year-over-year growth.
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