Cass County, ND: 16 findings, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Cass County, ND this run, against a typical home value of $339,508 in September 2026 and covered employment of 126,659 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchCass County, ND's price-to-rent ratio of 25.6 ranks 78th 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 = 94.32571849668386 >= 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
watchCass County, ND's covered employment is -0.6% 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 = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCass County, ND's price-to-rent ratio is 25.6, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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: priceToRent = 25.550763912054695 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCass County, ND's typical home value of +4.0% scores 64 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 24 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |64 across US counties - 24 across North Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCass County, ND's years of wages of 4.7 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 93 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |61 across US counties - 93 across North Dakota counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCass County, ND's average weekly wage was 3.2% 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
- +3.2 % = 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
noteCass County, ND's typical asking rent rose 0.7% from $1,100 in August 2026 to $1,107 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (1107.298521671761 - 1099.7540698792147) / 1099.7540698792147 × 100
- 1107.298521671761 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1099.7540698792147 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteCass County, ND's covered employment 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
noteCass County, ND's typical home value rose 0.4% from $338,166 in August 2026 to $339,508 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (339507.87728882814 - 338165.50993388746) / 338165.50993388746 × 100
- 339507.87728882814 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 338165.50993388746 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteCass County, ND's covered employment of 126,659 ranks 1st of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of 1,520.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCass County, ND's years of wages of 4.7 ranks 4th of 43 North Dakota counties, against a median of 3.3.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 43 North Dakota counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCass County, ND's covered employment of 126,659 ranks 252nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 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
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