Orange County, CA: 17 findings, 5 at a watch level and 12 noted
17 findings fired for Orange County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $1,174,873 in September 2026 and covered employment of 1,663,154 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Orange County, CA.
12 findings #
watchOrange County, CA's years of wages of 12.8 ranks 30th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 99.05290659699543 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchOrange County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 30.1 ranks 19th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent percentile = 98.67354458364038 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchOrange County, CA's price-to-rent ratio is 30.1, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent = 30.118966852867157 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchOrange County, CA's years of wages is 12.8, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages = 12.793724311817783 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchOrange County, CA's typical home value of +3.2% scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 86 across California counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |54 across US counties - 86 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, CA's average weekly wage was 4.2% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +4.2 % = 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
noteOrange County, CA's covered employment was 0.6% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6 % = 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
noteOrange County, CA's typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $3,234 in August 2026 to $3,251 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (3250.646280858428 - 3234.3110515671488) / 3234.3110515671488 × 100
- 3250.646280858428 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 3234.3110515671488 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteOrange County, CA's covered employment of 1,663,154 ranks 7th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, CA's typical home value of $1,174,873 ranks 13th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, CA's typical asking rent of $3,251 ranks 19th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, CA's covered employment of 1,663,154 ranks 2nd of 58 California counties, against a median of 74,865.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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