Cumberland County, ME: 16 findings, 2 at a watch level and 14 noted
16 findings fired for Cumberland County, ME this run, against a typical home value of $558,564 in September 2026 and covered employment of 189,968 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchCumberland County, ME's typical home value of +2.3% scores 43 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 80 across Maine counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |43 across US counties - 80 across Maine counties|
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watchCumberland County, ME's momentum index of 0.25 scores 52 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 87 across Maine counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |52 across US counties - 87 across Maine counties|
- 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%)
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noteCumberland County, ME's average weekly wage was 3.0% 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 % = 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
noteCumberland County, ME's typical asking rent fell 0.8% from $2,415 in August 2026 to $2,397 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.8% = (2396.515321100917 - 2414.834683200818) / 2414.834683200818 × 100
- 2396.515321100917 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2414.834683200818 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteCumberland County, ME's covered employment was 0.2% 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
- +0.2 % = 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
noteCumberland County, ME's typical home value of $558,564 ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties, against a median of $322,387.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published home.latest
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noteCumberland County, ME's average weekly wage of $1,504 ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties, against a median of $1,117.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
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noteCumberland County, ME's covered employment of 189,968 ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties, against a median of 16,807.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.emp
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noteCumberland County, ME's typical asking rent of $2,397 ranks 1st of 13 Maine counties, against a median of $1,801.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 Maine counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCumberland County, ME's typical home value of $558,564 ranks 139th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
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noteCumberland County, ME's covered employment of 189,968 ranks 173rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
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noteCumberland County, ME's typical asking rent of $2,397 ranks 92nd of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest
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