Are We Cooked?

A live score for the social, economic, and cultural temperature of America.

0/ 100
🥵Well Done

Most cooked: Social Health (82/100). Least cooked: Opportunity (40/100).

🏠Affordability
59

How hard is it for normal people to afford normal life?

Grocery prices (CPI)
318.9
Rent & shelter (CPI)
442.2
Home price / income ratio
4.8×
Gas price
$3.63/gal
10Y Treasury yield
4.27%
💳Debt & Strain
54

Are normal people drowning in debt to finance normal life?

Consumer debt service ratio
5.4%
Credit card delinquency rate
2.94%
Personal savings rate
4.5%
🎓Opportunity
40

Can you actually build a life?

Homeownership rate (25-34)
44.0%
Youth unemployment (20-24)
7.4%
Job openings trend
-7% YoY
🫂Social Health
82

Are we connected, sane, and functioning as a society?

Consumer sentiment
56.4
Fertility rate
1.62
Home price index (Case-Shiller)
327.5
⚖️Inequality & Disconnect
80

Is the system working for regular people, or just the top?

Sentiment vs S&P 500 gap
+89 pts
S&P 500
6,632
Gold price
$3,118
Top 1% wealth share
31.7%
Bottom 50% wealth share
2.5%