Lincoln County, ME: 12 findings, 2 at a watch level and 10 noted
12 findings fired for Lincoln County, ME this run, against a typical home value of $443,362 in September 2026 and covered employment of 10,329 in 2026 Q1.
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12 findings #
watchLincoln County, ME's years of wages of 7.3 ranks 293rd of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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: yearsOfWages percentile = 90.46374918354016 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchLincoln County, ME's covered employment of 10,329 scores 56 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Maine counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |56 across US counties - 13 across Maine counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLincoln County, ME's average weekly wage was 6.9% 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
- +6.9 % = 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
noteLincoln County, ME's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- +0.7 % = 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
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Lincoln County, ME could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteLincoln County, ME's momentum index of 0.42 ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties, against a median of 0.11.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine 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
noteLincoln County, ME's price-to-rent ratio of 20.4 ranks 1st of 13 Maine counties, against a median of 18.1.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 Maine 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
noteLincoln County, ME's covered employment of +0.7% ranks 2nd of 16 Maine counties, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLincoln County, ME's typical home value of $443,362 ranks 303rd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Lincoln County, ME is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Lincoln County, ME is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Lincoln County, ME is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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