Columbia County, OR: 15 findings, 5 at a watch level and 10 noted

12 findings #

1. watchColumbia County, OR's years of wages of 8.0 ranks 207th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 93.27237099934683 >= 90
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level

2. watchColumbia County, OR's covered employment is -1.1% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.1 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. watchColumbia County, OR's typical home value is -0.6% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -0.6319873296773142 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

4. watchColumbia County, OR's average weekly wage is -0.3% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -0.3 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchColumbia County, OR's typical home value of $444,644 scores 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 60 across Oregon counties, a gap of 30 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 30 = |90 across US counties - 60 across Oregon counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

6. noteColumbia County, OR's covered employment was 1.1% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -1.1 % = 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

7. noteColumbia County, OR's typical asking rent rose 0.4% from $1,633 in August 2026 to $1,640 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +0.4% = (1639.5222222222226 - 1633.1706176408468) / 1633.1706176408468 × 100
   • 1639.5222222222226 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 1633.1706176408468 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

8. noteColumbia County, OR's average weekly wage was 0.3% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -0.3 % = 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

9. noteColumbia County, OR's typical home value of $444,644 ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of $541,704.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro that published home.latest

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteColumbia County, OR's momentum index of -0.08 ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of 0.01.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro 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

11. noteColumbia County, OR's typical asking rent of $1,640 ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of $1,886.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro that published rent.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

12. noteColumbia County, OR's typical home value of $444,644 ranks 301st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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