Cortland County, NY: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Cortland County, NY this run, against a typical home value of $209,513 in September 2026 and covered employment of 17,963 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchCortland County, NY's typical asking rent is +9.6% 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 = 9.603724078177088 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCortland County, NY's average weekly wage is -0.6% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCortland County, NY's average weekly wage of $1,074 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 12 across New York counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |57 across US counties - 12 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCortland County, NY's covered employment of 17,963 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across New York counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |69 across US counties - 30 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCortland County, NY's covered employment was 3.7% 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
- +3.7 % = 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
noteCortland County, NY's average weekly wage was 0.6% 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
- -0.6 % = 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
noteCortland County, NY's typical home value rose 0.5% from $208,408 in August 2026 to $209,513 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (209512.91789286793 - 208408.2057650547) / 208408.2057650547 × 100
- 209512.91789286793 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 208408.2057650547 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteCortland County, NY's covered employment of +3.7% ranks 4th of 62 New York counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 New York counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCortland County, NY's momentum index of 0.61 ranks 4th of 62 New York counties, against a median of 0.37.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 New York 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
noteCortland County, NY's typical asking rent of $1,150 ranks 45th of 49 New York counties, against a median of $1,521.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 49 New York counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCortland County, NY's covered employment of +3.7% ranks 295th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCortland County, NY's momentum index of 0.61 ranks 317th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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
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