McDowell County, NC: 11 findings, 3 at a watch level and 8 noted
11 findings fired for McDowell County, NC this run, against a typical home value of $256,108 in September 2026 and covered employment of 15,112 in 2026 Q1.
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watchMcDowell County, NC's typical home value is -2.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -2.520347175203423 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMcDowell County, NC's typical asking rent is -1.4% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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.momPct = -1.3715388951012553 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcDowell County, NC's momentum index is -0.28, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.28111029245816 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical asking rent fell 1.4% from $1,445 in August 2026 to $1,425 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.4% = (1425.4166666666667 - 1445.238677252228) / 1445.238677252228 × 100
- 1425.4166666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1445.238677252228 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical home value fell 0.3% from $256,902 in August 2026 to $256,108 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (256108.36038651445 - 256902.10798264202) / 256902.10798264202 × 100
- 256108.36038651445 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 256902.10798264202 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteMcDowell County, NC's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 98th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina 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
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical home value of -2.5% ranks 95th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of +1.1%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMcDowell County, NC's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 3,043rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical home value of -2.5% ranks 2,815th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering McDowell County, NC 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 McDowell County, NC 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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