Montgomery County, IA: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 13 noted
17 findings fired for Montgomery County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $139,432 in September 2026 and covered employment of 3,803 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Montgomery County, IA.
12 findings #
alertMontgomery County, IA's covered employment is -5.9% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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.emp = -5.9 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMontgomery County, IA's covered employment is -5.9% 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 = -5.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMontgomery County, IA's typical home value is -4.6% 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 = -4.565594923708407 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMontgomery County, IA's momentum index is -0.39, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.39153080122892414 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteMontgomery County, IA's covered employment was 5.9% 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
- -5.9 % = 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
noteMontgomery County, IA's average weekly wage was 2.5% 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
- +2.5 % = 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
noteMontgomery County, IA's typical home value fell 0.7% from $140,383 in August 2026 to $139,432 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (139432.44623573322 - 140383.43943397814) / 140383.43943397814 × 100
- 139432.44623573322 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 140383.43943397814 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteMontgomery County, IA's typical home value of -4.6% ranks 98th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of +4.2%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteMontgomery County, IA's momentum index of -0.39 ranks 98th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 0.24.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties 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
noteMontgomery County, IA's momentum index of -0.39 ranks 3,135th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties 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
noteMontgomery County, IA's covered employment of -5.9% ranks 95th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of -0.7%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMontgomery County, IA's covered employment of -5.9% ranks 3,083rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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