Pressure Rank
#1,299
of 3,136 County reports (1 = highest pressure)
County • WA
Skamania County Household Cost Pressure Report
This report summarizes household pressure dynamics for Skamania County. Cost pressure is modeled as burden plus change minus offsets, then decomposed into standardized pressure components for media-ready local context.
Media Summary
Shareable Cost Pressure Snapshot
Canonical report URL: /wa/skamania-county
Skamania County has a Household Cost Pressure Score of 46, indicating high pressure in the current CostPressureIQ model. The latest trend is stable, with leading component pressure from Tax Pressure (91, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (77, stable).
State Rank
#26
of 39 WA County reports
Top Driver
Tax Pressure
91 pressure score
Citation Date
2024-12-31
Methodology v1.1-acs5-2024
Annual Baseline
Published Cost Pressure Score
2024-12-31 • v1.1-acs5-2024
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates. Current Pulse data below is separate and non-scored.
Overall Sustainability Score
46
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Trend
Stable
National Percentile
42nd
Weak
Higher percentile is better (less pressure than peers)
Current Pressure Pulse
Fresh Context Beside The Annual Baseline
Not part of the annual Cost Pressure Score
The pulse reports the latest verified public releases alongside the annual baseline. It never recalculates or changes this location's Household Cost Pressure Score.
Residential Electricity
14.71 cents per kilowatt-hour
+9.4% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Source date: 2026-07 • Resolution: State-level monthly residential electricity price
State-level electricity data; no city or county electricity series is implied.
Covered-Job Wage
1,058 dollars per week
-4.5% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW
Source date: 2026-Q1 • Resolution: County-level quarterly QCEW covered-job wage
National CPI Context
335 CPI-U index (1982-84=100)
+3.4% from the comparable prior period
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI
Source date: 2026-08 • Resolution: National monthly CPI-U context
National CPI context; it does not represent a local CPI series.
Latest pulse refresh: 2026-09-26 • verified source run.
Local Narrative
What Is Driving Pressure In Skamania County
Skamania County currently has a sustainability score of 46 (High Pressure) with a stable trend direction. National percentile is 42nd (weak).
Top current component pressures are Tax Pressure (91, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (77, stable).
Compared with Washington, Skamania County is 1.6 points higher on sustainability (lower overall pressure).
Pressure Components
Component Breakdown
Higher component score = higher pressure
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 77 • Trend: Stable
High Pressure
Owner-cost burden proxy is 18.4% of income with -3.2% five-year change. This is not an insurance-premium measure.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
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TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 91 • Trend: Increasing
High Pressure
Median real estate taxes are $3,532 with 55.1% five-year change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
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UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 36 • Trend: Increasing
Moderate
State residential electricity price is 11.90 cents/kWh with 8.4% annual change. It is not a local utility bill.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Period: 2024 annual compared with 2023 annual • Resolution: State
Fallback geography or proxy is clearly labeled in the component report.
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ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Housing Burden
Pressure Score: 46 • Trend: Stable
Elevated
Median renter burden is 27.7% of renter household income with -1.8% five-year change. This is direct ACS renter burden, not a complete local inflation basket.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
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INCOME_OFFSET
Income Offset
Pressure Score: 8 • Trend: Decreasing
Low Pressure
Median household income is $93,265 with 43.1% five-year change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Period: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates • Resolution: County
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Citation
How To Cite This Index
Cite as: CostPressureIQ Household Cost Pressure Index, methodology v1.1-acs5-2024, annual baseline 2024-12-31, covering 34,160 scored U.S. geographies. Comparison window: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates compared with 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates.
Snapshot Date
2024-12-31
Methodology Version
v1.1-acs5-2024
Scored Coverage
34,160 geographies
Source note: the annual baseline preserves component IDs and score polarity while documenting source period, geographic resolution, raw drivers, and any fallback. Current Pressure Pulse observations are displayed separately and never revise the annual score.