Boulder County, CO: 18 findings, 5 at a watch level and 13 noted
18 findings fired for Boulder County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $706,773 in September 2026 and covered employment of 185,013 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchBoulder County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 26.8 ranks 54th 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 = 96.09432571849669 >= 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
watchBoulder County, CO's covered employment is -2.7% 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 = -2.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBoulder County, CO's price-to-rent ratio is 26.8, 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 = 26.825945218633038 >= 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
watchBoulder County, CO'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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.4210334491266052 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchBoulder County, CO's years of wages of 6.5 scores 84 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 51 across Colorado counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |84 across US counties - 51 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
noteBoulder County, CO's average weekly wage was 4.4% 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
- +4.4 % = 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
noteBoulder County, CO's covered employment was 2.7% 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
- -2.7 % = 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
noteBoulder County, CO's typical asking rent fell 0.6% from $2,208 in August 2026 to $2,196 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.6% = (2195.55273822563 - 2208.2446692703984) / 2208.2446692703984 × 100
- 2195.55273822563 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2208.2446692703984 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteBoulder County, CO's typical home value rose 0.3% from $704,758 in August 2026 to $706,773 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (706773.3297631262 - 704757.9468511458) / 704757.9468511458 × 100
- 706773.3297631262 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 704757.9468511458 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBoulder County, CO's average weekly wage of $2,107 ranks 38th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBoulder County, CO's typical home value of $706,773 ranks 66th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteBoulder County, CO's average weekly wage of $2,107 ranks 3rd of 64 Colorado counties, against a median of $1,075.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 64 Colorado counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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