Kiowa County, CO: 22 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 15 noted
22 findings fired for Kiowa County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $163,266 in September 2026 and covered employment of 477 in 2026 Q1. 10 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Kiowa County, CO.
12 findings #
alertKiowa County, CO's typical home value is -5.4% against a year earlier, an alert level here: typical home value at least 5 percent below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -5.3665748205725485 <= -5
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's typical home value is -5.4% 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 = -5.3665748205725485 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's typical home value is -2.5% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical home value at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI 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: home.momPct = -2.507438619353821 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's covered employment is -1.2% 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 = -1.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's momentum index is -0.26, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.2570555819025605 <= -0.25
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's years of wages of 3.9 scores 42 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across Colorado counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |42 across US counties - 10 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
watchKiowa County, CO's covered employment of -1.2% scores 33 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across Colorado counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |33 across US counties - 63 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, CO's typical home value fell 2.5% from $167,465 in August 2026 to $163,266 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -2.5% = (163266.16872468742 - 167465.25725920495) / 167465.25725920495 × 100
- 163266.16872468742 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 167465.25725920495 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteKiowa County, CO's average weekly wage was 1.5% 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
- +1.5 % = 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
noteKiowa County, CO's covered employment was 1.2% 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
- -1.2 % = 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
noteKiowa County, CO's covered employment of 477 ranks 3,159th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteKiowa County, CO's typical home value of -5.4% ranks 2,950th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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