Kent County, MI: 15 findings, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
15 findings fired for Kent County, MI this run, against a typical home value of $353,407 in September 2026 and covered employment of 415,932 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchKent County, MI's covered employment is -0.5% 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 = -0.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKent County, MI's typical home value of +4.5% scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 37 across Michigan counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |69 across US counties - 37 across Michigan counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchKent County, MI's momentum index of 0.30 scores 60 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 28 across Michigan counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |60 across US counties - 28 across Michigan 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
noteKent County, MI's average weekly wage was 3.5% 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
- +3.5 % = 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
noteKent County, MI's covered employment was 0.5% 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
- -0.5 % = 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
noteKent County, MI's typical home value rose 0.4% from $351,954 in August 2026 to $353,407 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (353407.216161489 - 351953.596908224) / 351953.596908224 × 100
- 353407.216161489 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 351953.596908224 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteKent County, MI's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $1,598 in August 2026 to $1,602 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (1601.9282972507474 - 1597.8255064531834) / 1597.8255064531834 × 100
- 1601.9282972507474 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1597.8255064531834 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteKent County, MI's typical home value of +4.5% ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro, against a median of +5.0%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKent County, MI's average weekly wage of $1,301 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro, against a median of $1,022.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKent County, MI's covered employment of 415,932 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro, against a median of 19,841.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKent County, MI's covered employment of 415,932 ranks 67th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteKent County, MI's covered employment of 415,932 ranks 3rd of 83 Michigan counties, against a median of 12,414.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 83 Michigan counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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