Highlands County, FL: 16 findings, 6 at a watch level and 10 noted
16 findings fired for Highlands County, FL this run, against a typical home value of $231,284 in September 2026 and covered employment of 28,803 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Highlands County, FL.
12 findings #
watchHighlands County, FL's covered employment is -1.4% 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 = -1.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHighlands County, FL's typical home value is -1.4% 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 = -1.3799154333125547 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchHighlands County, FL's typical asking rent of $1,517 scores 51 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 9 across Florida counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |51 across US counties - 9 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHighlands County, FL's typical home value of $231,284 scores 50 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 17 across Florida counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |50 across US counties - 17 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHighlands County, FL's covered employment of 28,803 scores 77 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 45 across Florida counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |77 across US counties - 45 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHighlands County, FL's years of wages of 4.6 scores 58 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 27 across Florida counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |58 across US counties - 27 across Florida 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
noteHighlands County, FL's average weekly wage was 1.4% 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
- +1.4 % = 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
noteHighlands County, FL's covered employment was 1.4% 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
- -1.4 % = 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
noteHighlands County, FL's typical asking rent fell 0.7% from $1,527 in August 2026 to $1,517 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (1516.5238095238094 - 1527.0822533936675) / 1527.0822533936675 × 100
- 1516.5238095238094 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1527.0822533936675 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteHighlands County, FL's typical home value fell 0.3% from $231,946 in August 2026 to $231,284 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (231284.3950716765 - 231945.80553646758) / 231945.80553646758 × 100
- 231284.3950716765 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 231945.80553646758 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteHighlands County, FL's price-to-rent ratio of 12.7 ranks 44th of 45 Florida counties, against a median of 15.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 45 Florida counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteHighlands County, FL's typical asking rent of $1,517 ranks 41st of 45 Florida counties, against a median of $1,881.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 45 Florida counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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