Benton County, IA: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Benton County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $282,938 in September 2026 and covered employment of 5,838 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchBenton County, IA's price-to-rent ratio of 30.9 ranks 15th 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 = 98.96831245394252 >= 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
watchBenton County, IA's price-to-rent ratio is 30.9, 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 = 30.92217676508029 >= 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
watchBenton County, IA's covered employment is -0.1% 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 = -0.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBenton County, IA's typical asking rent rose 11.0% from $687 in August 2026 to $763 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +11.0% = (762.5 - 686.875865059465) / 686.875865059465 × 100
- 762.5 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 686.875865059465 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteBenton County, IA's average weekly wage was 0.4% 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
- +0.4 % = 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
noteBenton County, IA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $281,894 in August 2026 to $282,938 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (282937.9174004847 - 281894.21375678503) / 281894.21375678503 × 100
- 282937.9174004847 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 281894.21375678503 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBenton County, IA's covered employment was 0.1% 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
- -0.1 % = 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
noteBenton County, IA's typical asking rent of $763 ranks 1,353rd of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, IA's typical home value of +9.5% ranks 136th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, IA's typical asking rent of $763 ranks 21st of 22 Iowa counties, against a median of $1,052.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 Iowa counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, IA's typical home value of +9.5% ranks 8th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of +4.2%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, IA's years of wages of 5.3 ranks 9th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 3.5.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties 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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