Pitkin County, CO: 21 findings, 6 at a watch level and 15 noted
21 findings fired for Pitkin County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $2,710,408 in September 2026 and covered employment of 19,181 in 2026 Q1. 9 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Pitkin County, CO.
12 findings #
watchPitkin County, CO's years of wages is 32.1, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; 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: yearsOfWages = 32.11536364123323 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's years of wages of 32.1 ranks 2nd of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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: yearsOfWages percentile = 99.96734160679294 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's typical asking rent is +11.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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: rent.yoyPct = 11.213932803945447 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's covered employment is -1.5% 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 = -1.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's typical asking rent is -1.6% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI 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: rent.momPct = -1.5773881646126502 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 18.7 scores 64 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Colorado counties, a gap of 51 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 51 = |64 across US counties - 13 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
notePitkin County, CO's average weekly wage was 5.7% 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
- +5.7 % = 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
notePitkin County, CO's typical asking rent fell 1.6% from $12,299 in August 2026 to $12,105 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.6% = (12104.62962962963 - 12298.626711791316) / 12298.626711791316 × 100
- 12104.62962962963 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 12298.626711791316 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
notePitkin County, CO's covered employment was 1.5% 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
- -1.5 % = 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
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value rose 1.0% from $2,683,393 in August 2026 to $2,710,408 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (2710408.22986552 - 2683392.982289543) / 2683392.982289543 × 100
- 2710408.22986552 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 2683392.982289543 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value of $2,710,408 ranks 1st of 62 Colorado counties, against a median of $448,803.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 Colorado counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value of +9.4% ranks 1st of 62 Colorado counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 Colorado counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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