Essex County, MA: 18 findings, 5 at a watch level and 13 noted
18 findings fired for Essex County, MA this run, against a typical home value of $715,954 in September 2026 and covered employment of 319,282 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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watchEssex County, MA's years of wages of 8.5 ranks 166th 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 = 94.61136512083606 >= 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
watchEssex County, MA's covered employment is -0.6% 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 = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchEssex County, MA's typical home value of $715,954 scores 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 54 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 44 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 44 = |98 across US counties - 54 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchEssex County, MA's covered employment of -0.6% scores 43 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 81 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |43 across US counties - 81 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchEssex County, MA's typical asking rent of $2,595 scores 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 64 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |95 across US counties - 64 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteEssex County, MA's average weekly wage was 4.3% 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
- +4.3 % = 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
noteEssex County, MA's covered employment was 0.6% 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
- -0.6 % = 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
noteEssex County, MA's covered employment of -0.6% ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteEssex County, MA's momentum index of 0.22 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of 0.09.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro 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
noteEssex County, MA's price-to-rent ratio of 23.0 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of 21.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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
noteEssex County, MA's typical home value of $715,954 ranks 65th 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
noteEssex County, MA's covered employment of 319,282 ranks 95th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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