Baker County, OR: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 7 noted
14 findings fired for Baker County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $297,516 in September 2026 and covered employment of 5,381 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Baker County, OR.
12 findings #
alertBaker County, OR's covered employment is -3.6% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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.emp = -3.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's typical home value is -0.4% 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 = -0.4186687001896419 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's momentum index is -0.25, 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 = -0.25007066000669326 <= -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
watchBaker County, OR's typical home value of $297,516 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Oregon counties, a gap of 56 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 56 = |70 across US counties - 14 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's years of wages of 5.6 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across Oregon counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |75 across US counties - 26 across Oregon 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
watchBaker County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,021 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Oregon counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |46 across US counties - 14 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBaker County, OR's covered employment was 3.6% 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
- -3.6 % = 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
noteBaker County, OR's average weekly wage was 2.4% 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
- +2.4 % = 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
noteBaker County, OR's typical home value fell 0.6% from $299,181 in August 2026 to $297,516 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.6% = (297516.08491204074 - 299180.9951491696) / 299180.9951491696 × 100
- 297516.08491204074 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 299180.9951491696 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBaker County, OR's momentum index of -0.25 ranks 35th of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of 0.09.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon 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
noteBaker County, OR's momentum index of -0.25 ranks 3,013th 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
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