Bucks County, PA: 19 findings, 2 at a watch level and 17 noted
19 findings fired for Bucks County, PA this run, against a typical home value of $523,860 in September 2026 and covered employment of 272,783 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchBucks County, PA's years of wages of 7.7 ranks 239th 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 = 92.2273024167211 >= 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
watchBucks County, PA's covered employment is -0.7% 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 = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's average weekly wage was 1.6% 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
- +1.6 % = 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
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteBucks County, PA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $521,748 in August 2026 to $523,860 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (523859.72156363743 - 521747.9364996655) / 521747.9364996655 × 100
- 523859.72156363743 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 521747.9364996655 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBucks County, PA's momentum index of 0.13 ranks 11th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of 0.28.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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
noteBucks County, PA's typical asking rent of $2,252 ranks 1st of 49 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of $1,322.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 49 Pennsylvania counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's typical home value of $523,860 ranks 2nd of 67 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of $231,558.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Pennsylvania counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment of 272,783 ranks 117th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment of 272,783 ranks 4th of 67 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of 27,809.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Pennsylvania counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's typical home value of $523,860 ranks 167th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteBucks County, PA's typical asking rent of $2,252 ranks 118th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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