Dallas County, IA: 19 findings, 3 at a watch level and 16 noted
19 findings fired for Dallas County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $355,003 in September 2026 and covered employment of 55,941 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchDallas County, IA's average weekly wage is -0.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDallas County, IA's typical home value is -0.5% 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 = -0.5054112193490763 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDallas County, IA's typical asking rent of $1,563 scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 95 across Iowa counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |54 across US counties - 95 across Iowa counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's covered employment was 1.2% 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
- +1.2 % = 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
noteDallas County, IA's typical asking rent rose 1.1% from $1,546 in August 2026 to $1,563 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.1% = (1563.0569511540525 - 1545.7512150770585) / 1545.7512150770585 × 100
- 1563.0569511540525 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1545.7512150770585 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteDallas County, IA's average weekly wage was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteDallas County, IA's typical home value of $355,003 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of $301,333.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's typical home value of -0.5% ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of +1.8%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's average weekly wage of $1,771 ranks 1st of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of $1,057.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's average weekly wage of $1,771 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of $1,088.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's momentum index of 0.14 ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of 0.32.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDallas County, IA's typical home value of $355,003 ranks 2nd of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of $192,339.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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