Franklin County, MA: 20 findings, 9 at a watch level and 11 noted
20 findings fired for Franklin County, MA this run, against a typical home value of $369,047 in September 2026 and covered employment of 24,632 in 2026 Q1. 8 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Franklin County, MA.
12 findings #
watchFranklin County, MA's typical asking rent is +13.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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: rent.yoyPct = 13.109616032399469 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's covered employment is -0.2% 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 = -0.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's typical home value of $369,047 scores 82 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 8 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 75 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 75 = |82 across US counties - 8 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's typical asking rent of $2,099 scores 87 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 27 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 60 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 60 = |87 across US counties - 27 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's covered employment of 24,632 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 15 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 59 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 59 = |75 across US counties - 15 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's average weekly wage of $1,085 scores 59 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 59 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 59 = |59 across US counties - 0 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's years of wages of 6.5 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 46 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 46 = |85 across US counties - 38 across Massachusetts counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's covered employment of -0.2% scores 51 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 92 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |51 across US counties - 92 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchFranklin County, MA's momentum index of 0.28 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 92 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |57 across US counties - 92 across Massachusetts 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFranklin County, MA's typical asking rent rose 2.8% from $2,042 in August 2026 to $2,099 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +2.8% = (2098.972222222222 - 2041.7797626247525) / 2041.7797626247525 × 100
- 2098.972222222222 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2041.7797626247525 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteFranklin 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
noteFranklin County, MA's covered employment was 0.2% 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
- -0.2 % = 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
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