Stark County, ND: 17 findings, 6 at a watch level and 11 noted
17 findings fired for Stark County, ND this run, against a typical home value of $323,057 in September 2026 and covered employment of 18,719 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Stark County, ND.
12 findings #
watchStark County, ND's average weekly wage is -3.9% 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 = -3.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStark County, ND's covered employment is -2.0% 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 = -2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchStark County, ND's typical asking rent is -1.1% 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 = -1.0884803818247617 <= -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
watchStark County, ND's typical home value of +3.9% scores 63 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |63 across US counties - 21 across North Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchStark County, ND's price-to-rent ratio of 21.9 scores 83 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 44 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |83 across US counties - 44 across North Dakota 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
watchStark County, ND's years of wages of 4.6 scores 58 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 90 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |58 across US counties - 90 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
noteStark County, ND's average weekly wage was 3.9% 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
- -3.9 % = 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
noteStark County, ND's covered employment was 2.0% 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
- -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
noteStark County, ND's typical asking rent fell 1.1% from $1,246 in August 2026 to $1,232 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.1% = (1232.081746031746 - 1245.640296284911) / 1245.640296284911 × 100
- 1232.081746031746 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1245.640296284911 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteStark County, ND's typical home value rose 0.4% from $321,665 in August 2026 to $323,057 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (323056.77786370536 - 321664.7592268799) / 321664.7592268799 × 100
- 323056.77786370536 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 321664.7592268799 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteStark County, ND's momentum index of -0.23 ranks 2,988th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
noteStark County, ND's momentum index of -0.23 ranks 49th of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota 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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