Housing Stability Score
35
/100
Composite Score • Higher is stronger
Scores use a consistent four-component framework built from public, reproducible data sources.
Housing-first durability lens
County Profile
Sterling County
Sterling County profile describes structural housing sustainability conditions for local residents using standardized national methodology.
Trend Direction
Declining
Trend direction compares this snapshot with the prior published score; movement within three points is treated as stable.
Media Summary
Sterling County Housing Stability Media Summary
Sterling County, TX currently has a 35 / 100 Housing Stability Score with a declining trend signal. The score is a structural housing sustainability measure, not a forecast of future prices.
Citation Language
Sterling County, TX has a 35/100 Housing Stability Score (pressured), 35/100 national percentile, and -9 point change versus the prior published snapshot.
Housing Stability Score
35
Pressured relative housing sustainability score on a 0-100 scale.
Full County Rank
#2,056 of 3,136
Full national coverage rank across the county index. Same-state full rank: #177 of 254.
Score Movement
-9
Point change versus the prior published score snapshot.
Leading Signal
Affordability Stability
Highest component score in the four-part housing stability framework.
Why This Score
These drivers summarize the main score movement, strongest support, and clearest pressure point for this location.
Score Driver
The composite score declined by 9 points versus the prior published snapshot, enough to mark the trend as declining.
Component Driver
Affordability stability is the strongest component at 81 / 100, so it contributes the most support to the current housing stability score.
Component Driver
Supply pressure is the main constraint at 1 / 100, so users should read that component as the clearest pressure point in this location.
Score Driver
This score uses 13 observed local inputs out of 14 model inputs; 1 inputs are filled from comparable benchmarks when direct observations are unavailable.
Score Components
Every location includes standardized component evaluation so cross-location comparison stays structurally consistent.
Affordability Stability
Evaluates whether housing costs align sustainably with local income over time using rent burden, price-to-income, and cost growth relative to wages.
Component Score: 81 / 100
State: 70 / 100 percentile (above-average relative stability)
National: 81 / 100 percentile (very strong relative stability)
Market Volatility
Measures housing price consistency and resistance to boom-and-bust cycles that can destabilize long-term resident outcomes.
Component Score: 46 / 100
State: 45 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)
National: 46 / 100 percentile (mid-range relative stability)
Supply Pressure
Tracks whether housing availability keeps pace with demand through inventory, construction pace, and local supply balance conditions.
Component Score: 1 / 100
State: 2 / 100 percentile (low relative stability)
National: 1 / 100 percentile (low relative stability)
Ownership Sustainability
Assesses long-term ownership viability through expense escalation, tax burden pressure, insurance overlap, and distress indicators.
Component Score: 39 / 100
State: 32 / 100 percentile (below-average relative stability)
National: 39 / 100 percentile (below-average relative stability)
Comparative Context
State Comparison
State benchmark: 31 / 100 percentile (higher is more stable), placing this location below most comparable places in this state.
National Comparison
National benchmark: 35 / 100 percentile (higher is more stable), placing this location below most comparable places nationwide.
Methodology Summary
Scoring uses public, reproducible county-level datasets including ACS, BLS LAUS, FHFA HPI, and Census housing estimates, applied through the same framework across affordability stability, market volatility, supply pressure, and ownership sustainability.
Snapshot Date: 2024-12-30 • Data Update Status: Succeeded • 2026-05-08 21:30 UTC
County Data Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:22 UTC)City Data Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:24 UTC)HUD County Refresh: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)County Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)State/National Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:28 UTC)City Score Update: Succeeded (2026-05-08 21:30 UTC)
ACS: 2024 ACS 5-yearBLS: 2024 BLS annualCensus: 2024 Census housing growth proxyHUD: 2024 HUD FMR (carried forward from 2023 HUD FMR)
Data Coverage
County coverage reflects local observations vs modeled imputations for this score date.
Observed Local
13
Inherited Inputs
0
Imputed Inputs
1
Coverage Share
92.9%
Total model inputs this run: 14