Josephine County, OR: 15 findings, 8 at a watch level and 7 noted
15 findings fired for Josephine County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $388,433 in September 2026 and covered employment of 30,377 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Josephine County, OR.
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watchJosephine County, OR's years of wages of 7.5 ranks 261st 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 91.5088177661659 >= 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
watchJosephine County, OR's covered employment is -0.8% 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 = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchJosephine County, OR'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 = -1.4165631387604336 <= -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
watchJosephine County, OR's typical home value is -0.1% 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 = -0.1249555583185155 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchJosephine County, OR's typical home value of $388,433 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 40 across Oregon counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |85 across US counties - 40 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchJosephine County, OR's price-to-rent ratio of 20.3 scores 77 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 32 across Oregon counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |77 across US counties - 32 across Oregon 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
watchJosephine County, OR's typical asking rent of $1,595 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 16 across Oregon counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |57 across US counties - 16 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchJosephine County, OR's average weekly wage of $995 scores 40 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 9 across Oregon counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |40 across US counties - 9 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJosephine County, OR's average weekly wage was 3.1% 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
- +3.1 % = 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
noteJosephine County, OR's typical asking rent fell 1.4% from $1,618 in August 2026 to $1,595 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.4% = (1595.2245670995671 - 1618.1466358744567) / 1618.1466358744567 × 100
- 1595.2245670995671 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1618.1466358744567 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteJosephine County, OR's covered employment was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteJosephine County, OR's average weekly wage of $995 ranks 33rd of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of $1,074.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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