Overall Sustainability Score
43
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
City • VA
Hampden-Sydney
This page summarizes financial pressure dynamics for Hampden-Sydney. 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
35th
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney currently has a sustainability score of 43 (High Pressure) with a increasing trend direction. National percentile is 35th (weak).
Top current component pressures are Income Offset (75, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (66, stable).
Compared with Prince Edward County, Hampden-Sydney is 4 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 56 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Owner-cost burden proxy is 16.0% of income with 0.6% year-over-year movement.
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 40 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
Median real estate taxes are $921 with 12.3% year-over-year movement.
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 48 • Trend: Increasing
Elevated
Median gross rent proxy is $931 with 3.7% year-over-year movement.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 66 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Essential burden proxy (gross rent to income) is 19.8% with 1.4% year-over-year movement.
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 75 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Median household income is $56,315 with 2.2% year-over-year growth.
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