Live Beta
City Stress Index
The Pulse of America's Cities
Know what's stressing your city before the headlines do. City Stress Index tracks civic pressure using public data and turns it into one simple 0–100 score.
Most Stressed This Week
Census-Adjusted CSI
Live City
Chicago
Chicago 311 + weather + Census baseline
Population-adjusted pressure plus above-average poverty keeps Chicago in High Stress.
Live City
Honolulu
Honolulu 311 + weather + Census baseline
Census baseline is steadier here, so the score holds near the weather-adjusted level.
Live City
Houston
Houston 311 + weather + Census baseline
Higher poverty and lower median income add baseline pressure to the flood/weather-adjusted score.
Live City
Las Vegas
Las Vegas 311 + weather + Census baseline
Moderate economic baseline pressure adds a small adjustment on top of heat stress.
Live City
Los Angeles
Los Angeles 311 + weather + Census baseline
Large population plus elevated poverty adds a modest baseline stress adjustment.
Live City
New York City
New York City 311 + weather + Census baseline
Very large population and elevated poverty add baseline pressure even after normalization.
CSI Rating Scale
0–100 Stress Scale
Dark green = lowest stress. Red = highest stress.
Data Sources
Census added as baseline layer
CSI v1 now shows service requests, weather pressure, and a first Census baseline adjustment. Census should mostly normalize and contextualize the score rather than swing it wildly day to day.