Madison County, ID: 14 findings, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted
14 findings fired for Madison County, ID this run, against a typical home value of $423,156 in September 2026 and covered employment of 17,522 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMadison County, ID's price-to-rent ratio of 30.1 ranks 21st 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 = 98.52616064848931 >= 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
watchMadison County, ID's years of wages of 9.9 ranks 88th 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 = 97.15871979098628 >= 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
watchMadison County, ID's price-to-rent ratio is 30.1, 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 = 30.073028282197228 >= 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
watchMadison County, ID's covered employment is -0.6% 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 = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteMadison County, ID's average weekly wage was 3.2% 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
- +3.2 % = 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
noteMadison County, ID's typical home value rose 0.7% from $420,332 in August 2026 to $423,156 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (423156.4851804387 - 420331.61620084685) / 420331.61620084685 × 100
- 423156.4851804387 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 420331.61620084685 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteMadison County, ID's covered employment was 0.6% 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
- -0.6 % = 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
noteMadison County, ID's typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $1,166 in August 2026 to $1,173 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (1172.5802968960863 - 1166.496008964582) / 1166.496008964582 × 100
- 1172.5802968960863 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1166.496008964582 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteMadison County, ID's average weekly wage of $826 ranks 42nd of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of $1,026.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 44 Idaho counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMadison County, ID's average weekly wage of $826 ranks 2,941st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 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
noteMadison County, ID's typical asking rent of $1,173 ranks 19th of 21 Idaho counties, against a median of $1,555.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 Idaho counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Madison County, ID is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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