Yellowstone County, MT: 12 findings, 4 at a watch level and 8 noted
12 findings fired for Yellowstone County, MT this run, against a typical home value of $401,522 in September 2026 and covered employment of 86,051 in 2026 Q1.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Yellowstone County, MT.
12 findings #
watchYellowstone County, MT's price-to-rent ratio of 24.0 ranks 126th 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 = 90.78850405305822 >= 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
watchYellowstone County, MT's covered employment is -0.3% 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 = -0.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchYellowstone County, MT's price-to-rent ratio of 24.0 scores 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 33 across Montana counties, a gap of 57 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 57 = |91 across US counties - 33 across Montana counties|
- 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
watchYellowstone County, MT's typical asking rent of $1,392 scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across Montana counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |39 across US counties - 0 across Montana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYellowstone County, MT'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
noteYellowstone County, MT's covered employment was 0.3% 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
- -0.3 % = 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
noteYellowstone County, MT's covered employment of 86,051 ranks 1st of 56 Montana counties, against a median of 2,560.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYellowstone County, MT's typical asking rent of $1,392 ranks 10th of 10 Montana counties, against a median of $1,628.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 10 Montana counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYellowstone County, MT's average weekly wage of $1,285 ranks 5th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of $996.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Yellowstone County, MT is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Yellowstone County, MT 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
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Yellowstone County, MT 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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