Barnstable County, MA: 15 findings, 7 at a watch level and 8 noted
15 findings fired for Barnstable County, MA this run, against a typical home value of $757,449 in September 2026 and covered employment of 84,915 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Barnstable County, MA.
12 findings #
watchBarnstable County, MA's years of wages of 10.8 ranks 58th 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 = 98.13847158719791 >= 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
watchBarnstable County, MA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.5 ranks 113th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 91.74649963154016 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchBarnstable County, MA's covered employment is -1.7% 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 = -1.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBarnstable County, MA's years of wages is 10.8, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; 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: yearsOfWages = 10.7978744787703 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBarnstable County, MA's covered employment of 84,915 scores 89 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 51 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 51 = |89 across US counties - 38 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBarnstable County, MA's average weekly wage of $1,349 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |88 across US counties - 38 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBarnstable County, MA's typical asking rent of $2,578 scores 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 55 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |95 across US counties - 55 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBarnstable County, MA'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
noteBarnstable County, MA's covered employment was 1.7% 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
- -1.7 % = 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
noteBarnstable County, MA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $754,062 in August 2026 to $757,449 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (757449.298936779 - 754062.4765071239) / 754062.4765071239 × 100
- 757449.298936779 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 754062.4765071239 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBarnstable County, MA's typical home value of $757,449 ranks 54th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteBarnstable County, MA's typical asking rent of $2,578 ranks 69th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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