Arapahoe County, CO: 10 findings, 5 at a watch level and 5 noted

10 findings fired for Arapahoe County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $499,630 in September 2026 and covered employment of 339,426 in 2026 Q1.

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10 findings #

currentretrieved 2026-10-20

watchArapahoe County, CO's typical home value is -2.1% 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 = -2.093275162217027 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchArapahoe County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 23.2 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 50 across Colorado counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.
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- 38 = |88 across US counties - 50 across Colorado counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
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watchArapahoe County, CO's typical asking rent of $1,798 scores 72 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 34 across Colorado counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.
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- 38 = |72 across US counties - 34 across Colorado counties|
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watchArapahoe County, CO's years of wages of 5.0 scores 66 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across Colorado counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-09.
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- 36 = |66 across US counties - 30 across Colorado counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
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watchArapahoe County, CO's typical home value of $499,630 scores 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 61 across Colorado counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.
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- 33 = |94 across US counties - 61 across Colorado counties|
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noteArapahoe County, CO's typical asking rent of $1,798 ranks 8th of 8 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro, against a median of $1,944.
Period 2026-09.
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- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 8 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro that published rent.latest
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noteArapahoe County, CO's typical home value of $499,630 ranks 196th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.
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- 94 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
noteArapahoe County, CO's typical home value of -2.1% ranks 2,768th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.
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- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
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noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Arapahoe County, CO 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
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Arapahoe County, CO 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

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