Salem County, NJ: 15 findings, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
15 findings fired for Salem County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $297,450 in September 2026 and covered employment of 22,302 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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watchSalem County, NJ's typical home value of $297,450 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 65 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 65 = |70 across US counties - 5 across New Jersey counties|
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watchSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,747 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 64 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 64 = |69 across US counties - 5 across New Jersey counties|
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watchSalem County, NJ's years of wages of 4.0 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |46 across US counties - 5 across New Jersey counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
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noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent rose 1.6% from $1,718 in August 2026 to $1,747 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.6% = (1746.6666666666667 - 1718.4046909055721) / 1718.4046909055721 × 100
- 1746.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1718.4046909055721 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteSalem County, NJ's momentum index of 0.60 ranks 1st of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey 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%)
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noteSalem County, NJ's momentum index of 0.60 ranks 1st of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of 0.28.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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%)
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noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,747 ranks 11th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of $2,013.
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- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro that published rent.latest
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noteSalem County, NJ's typical home value of $297,450 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of $579,852.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published home.latest
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noteSalem County, NJ's price-to-rent ratio of 14.2 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 17.7.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
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noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,747 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of $2,291.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSalem County, NJ's years of wages of 4.0 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 6.1.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
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noteSalem County, NJ's typical home value of $297,450 ranks 10th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of $381,762.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro that published home.latest
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