Morgan County, CO: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 9 noted
16 findings fired for Morgan County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $324,520 in September 2026 and covered employment of 12,848 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Morgan County, CO.
12 findings #
alertMorgan County, CO's covered employment is -3.6% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMorgan County, CO's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMorgan County, CO's typical home value is -0.6% 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 = -0.5720231462858938 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMorgan County, CO's momentum index is -0.28, 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 = -0.27999297379048255 <= -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
watchMorgan County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 19.7 scores 72 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 22 across Colorado counties, a gap of 50 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 50 = |72 across US counties - 22 across Colorado counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMorgan County, CO's typical home value of $324,520 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Colorado counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |75 across US counties - 38 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMorgan County, CO's years of wages of 5.6 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 41 across Colorado counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |75 across US counties - 41 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
noteMorgan County, CO's covered employment was 3.6% 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
- -3.6 % = 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
noteMorgan County, CO's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
noteMorgan County, CO's typical home value fell 0.4% from $325,762 in August 2026 to $324,520 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (324519.9887193527 - 325761.80938626354) / 325761.80938626354 × 100
- 324519.9887193527 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 325761.80938626354 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteMorgan County, CO's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $1,369 in August 2026 to $1,373 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (1372.7777777777776 - 1368.773603821471) / 1368.773603821471 × 100
- 1372.7777777777776 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1368.773603821471 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteMorgan County, CO's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 3,042nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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