Franklin County, MA: 11 findings, 5 at a watch level and 6 noted
11 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.
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11 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 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 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 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 price-to-rent ratio of 14.7 ranks 12th of 12 Massachusetts counties, against a median of 19.7.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 12 Massachusetts 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
noteFranklin County, MA's typical home value of $369,047 ranks 13th of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of $681,406.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFranklin County, MA's momentum index of 0.28 ranks 2nd of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of 0.14.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Franklin County, MA 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 Franklin County, MA 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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