St. Clair County, IL: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for St. Clair County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $177,682 in September 2026 and covered employment of 88,108 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchSt. Clair County, IL'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
watchSt. Clair County, IL's typical home value of $177,682 scores 29 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 67 across Illinois counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |29 across US counties - 67 across Illinois counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSt. Clair County, IL's typical asking rent of $1,333 scores 34 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 68 across Illinois counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |34 across US counties - 68 across Illinois counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSt. Clair County, IL's years of wages of 2.9 scores 19 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 52 across Illinois counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |19 across US counties - 52 across Illinois 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
noteSt. Clair County, IL's average weekly wage was 5.3% 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
- +5.3 % = 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
noteSt. Clair County, IL'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
noteSt. Clair County, IL's typical asking rent rose 0.6% from $1,325 in August 2026 to $1,333 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (1333.0013674388674 - 1325.2260186376093) / 1325.2260186376093 × 100
- 1333.0013674388674 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1325.2260186376093 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteSt. Clair County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 11.1 ranks 10th of 10 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 10 counties in the St. Louis metro 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
noteSt. Clair County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 11.1 ranks 1,309th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US 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
noteSt. Clair County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 11.1 ranks 30th of 32 Illinois counties, against a median of 14.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 32 Illinois 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
noteSt. Clair County, IL's typical home value of +1.2% ranks 14th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of +3.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSt. Clair County, IL's years of wages of 2.9 ranks 14th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published yearsOfWages
- 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
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