Alamosa County, CO: 12 findings, 5 at a watch level and 7 noted
12 findings fired for Alamosa County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $319,782 in September 2026 and covered employment of 7,969 in 2026 Q1.
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12 findings #
watchAlamosa County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 24.9 ranks 96th 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 = 92.99926308032424 >= 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
watchAlamosa County, CO's covered employment is -2.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -2.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchAlamosa County, CO's typical asking rent is -2.8% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -2.839812372757106 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAlamosa County, CO's typical home value of $319,782 scores 74 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 34 across Colorado counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |74 across US counties - 34 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchAlamosa County, CO's years of wages of 6.2 scores 82 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 46 across Colorado counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |82 across US counties - 46 across Colorado 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
noteAlamosa County, CO's average weekly wage was 3.0% 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
- +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
noteAlamosa County, CO's typical asking rent fell 2.8% from $1,102 in August 2026 to $1,071 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -2.8% = (1070.8333333333333 - 1102.1318088038363) / 1102.1318088038363 × 100
- 1070.8333333333333 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1102.1318088038363 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteAlamosa County, CO's covered employment was 2.3% lower 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
- -2.3 % = 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
noteAlamosa County, CO's typical asking rent of $1,071 ranks 33rd of 33 Colorado counties, against a median of $1,931.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 33 Colorado counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Alamosa County, CO is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Alamosa County, CO is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Alamosa County, CO is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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
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