Douglas County, CO: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Douglas County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $694,570 in September 2026 and covered employment of 147,131 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Douglas County, CO.
12 findings #
watchDouglas County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 26.1 ranks 67th 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 = 95.13633014001473 >= 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
watchDouglas County, CO's typical home value is -1.3% 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 = -1.326518542598616 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDouglas County, CO's price-to-rent ratio is 26.1, 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 = 26.08304894036252 >= 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
watchDouglas County, CO's years of wages of 7.0 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 56 across Colorado counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |88 across US counties - 56 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
noteDouglas County, CO's average weekly wage was 4.6% 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
- +4.6 % = 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
noteDouglas County, CO's covered employment was 0.5% 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
- +0.5 % = 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
noteDouglas County, CO's typical home value of $694,570 ranks 1st of 10 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro, against a median of $541,224.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 10 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDouglas County, CO's average weekly wage of $1,913 ranks 64th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteDouglas County, CO's typical home value of $694,570 ranks 71st 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
noteDouglas County, CO's average weekly wage of $1,913 ranks 5th of 64 Colorado counties, against a median of $1,075.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
noteDouglas County, CO's covered employment of 147,131 ranks 220th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 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
noteDouglas County, CO's typical asking rent of $2,219 ranks 124th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 91 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
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