Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA brief

Rule set version 1, status watch · covering 2026-09

6 findings fired for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA this run, against a typical home value of $539,403 in September 2026 and covered employment of 1,188,937 in 2026 Q1.

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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: 6 findings, 2 at a watch level and 4 noted

  1. watchPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.9 ranks 23rd of 379 US metro areas, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US metro areas (position among the metro areas that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • test: priceToRent percentile = 94.17989417989418 >= 90
    • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

    position among the metro areas that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level

  2. watchPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA's typical home value is -0.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • test: home.yoyPct = -0.19220994579760828 < 0

    arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

  3. notePortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $1,798 in August 2026 to $1,803 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +0.3% = (1802.908068969776 - 1797.7819330276081) / 1797.7819330276081 × 100
    • 1802.908068969776 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
    • 1797.7819330276081 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

  4. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

  5. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

  6. noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

Next release

BTS Border Crossing Entry Data (monthly), between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-30 (approximate).

Sources #

  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
  • publishedZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    Metro_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • publishedZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    Metro_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • estimateQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · jobs = sum of QCEW third-month employment across the 7 of 7 member counties BLS publishes. 1,188,937 = 173,559 + 181,583 + 12,128 + 484,384 + 2,722 + 295,083 + 39,478
  • publishedOccupational Employment and Wage StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    MSA 38900, all occupations · period May 2025 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
  • estimateZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

Citations

  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). series Metro_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zhvi/Metro_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). series Metro_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zori/Metro_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. https://www.bls.gov/cew/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: jobs = sum of QCEW third-month employment across the 7 of 7 member counties BLS publishes. 1,188,937 = 173,559 + 181,583 + 12,128 + 484,384 + 2,722 + 295,083 + 39,478.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. series MSA 38900, all occupations. period May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.

What these numbers are not

  • The named indicators shown beside this brief are national or basin-level series, not measurements of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA; 30-year fixed mortgage rate (watch), Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual (watch), Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate (watch) and WTI crude oil, spot (watch) are at a watch or alert level. They are context.

Page assembled 2026-10-20T06:24:03.153Z. Place identity tables pulled 2026-10-01.