Howard County, MD: 19 findings, 1 at a watch level and 18 noted
19 findings fired for Howard County, MD this run, against a typical home value of $625,349 in September 2026 and covered employment of 168,782 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Howard County, MD.
12 findings #
watchHoward County, MD's covered employment is -2.0% 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 = -2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's covered employment was 2.0% 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
- -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
noteHoward County, MD's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
noteHoward County, MD's typical home value of $625,349 ranks 1st of 24 Maryland counties, against a median of $417,647.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 24 Maryland counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's typical home value of $625,349 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of $486,857.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's average weekly wage of $1,791 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of $1,480.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's covered employment of -2.0% ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's price-to-rent ratio of 22.1 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of 18.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro 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
noteHoward County, MD's typical asking rent of $2,358 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of $1,896.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's average weekly wage of $1,791 ranks 93rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHoward County, MD's typical home value of $625,349 ranks 96th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 97 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
noteHoward County, MD's typical asking rent of $2,358 ranks 2nd of 22 Maryland counties, against a median of $1,875.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 Maryland counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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