Santa Cruz County, AZ: 15 findings, 5 at a watch level and 10 noted

15 findings fired for Santa Cruz County, AZ this run, against a typical home value of $273,922 in September 2026 and covered employment of 14,797 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.

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12 findings #

currentretrieved 2026-10-19

  1. watchSanta Cruz County, AZ's typical home value is -0.4% 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 = -0.3541159430439195 < 0

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

  2. watchSanta Cruz County, AZ's typical asking rent rose 5.3% from $1,768 in August 2026 to $1,863 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +5.3% = (1862.5 - 1768.2508634143467) / 1768.2508634143467 × 100
    • 1862.5 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
    • 1768.2508634143467 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

  3. watchSanta Cruz County, AZ's covered employment of 14,797 scores 64 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Arizona counties, a gap of 43 points.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 43 = |64 across US counties - 21 across Arizona counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  4. watchSanta Cruz County, AZ's typical home value of $273,922 scores 64 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Arizona counties, a gap of 42 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 42 = |64 across US counties - 21 across Arizona counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  5. watchSanta Cruz County, AZ's years of wages of 4.4 scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Arizona counties, a gap of 40 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 40 = |54 across US counties - 14 across Arizona counties|
    • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  6. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's average weekly wage was 7.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • +7.3 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
    • the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed

    BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published

  7. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's covered employment was 2.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • +2.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
    • the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed

    BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published

  8. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's typical home value fell 0.4% from $275,080 in August 2026 to $273,922 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • -0.4% = (273921.7398634614 - 275079.54398650565) / 275079.54398650565 × 100
    • 273921.7398634614 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
    • 275079.54398650565 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

  9. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's covered employment of +2.7% ranks 1st of 15 Arizona counties, against a median of -1.3%.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 Arizona counties that published jobs.yoy.emp

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  10. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's momentum index of 0.60 ranks 1st of 15 Arizona counties, against a median of -0.02.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 Arizona counties that published momentum
    • momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  11. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's price-to-rent ratio of 12.3 ranks 13th of 13 Arizona counties, against a median of 18.8.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 Arizona counties that published priceToRent
    • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  12. noteSanta Cruz County, AZ's price-to-rent ratio of 12.3 ranks 1,257th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published priceToRent
    • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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Sources #

  • publishedZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • publishedZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • publishedQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    area 04023, all ownerships, all industries · period 2026-Q1 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • estimateQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · 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 2026-10-19 · 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). series County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zhvi/County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). series County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zori/County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. series area 04023, all ownerships, all industries. period 2026-Q1. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/area/04023.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. https://www.bls.gov/cew/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%).
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. 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 2026-10-19. 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 newest BLS QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, only the over-the-year percent change BLS publishes itself. Every employment and wage comparison here states that published change; none of them is a move from one level to another, because the two levels are not both in the file.
  • A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank across the entities that published the metric this period: the smallest published value scores 0 and the largest scores 100. It is not the share of entities below the value, and entities that did not publish the metric are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
  • The named indicators shown beside this brief are national or basin-level series, not measurements of Santa Cruz County, AZ; 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.
  • Water rows are everything within 75 km of this place's internal point (150 km for reservoirs), not everything inside its boundary: lib/water searches discs, and every row prints its own distance.
  • Server report: satellite turbidity is only computed in a browser, so that term is absent here.
  • USGS gauges did not answer.
  • USGS wells did not answer.
  • Stress uses 1 of 4 terms (drought); missing terms are left out, not assumed.
  • Groundwater has no trend term: one latest level cannot say whether an aquifer is being drawn down.
  • Obligations are what agencies committed in FY2026 by place of performance: not outlays, and not the recipient's own location.
  • FY2026 closed 19 days ago; agencies report with up to a 45-day lag, so totals are still filling in.
  • The indicator block is the NATIONAL set, filtered only by lens. None of these series is keyed to this place: they are United States, gauge, single-state or port series and they are shown as context, not as this place's own readings.

Page assembled 2026-10-19T22:12:37.528Z. Place identity tables pulled 2026-10-01.