Newport County, RI: 24 findings, 6 at a watch level and 18 noted

12 findings #

1. watchNewport County, RI's years of wages of 9.9 ranks 85th 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 = 97.25669497060746 >= 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. watchNewport County, RI's covered employment is -0.5% 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 = -0.5 < 0

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

3. watchNewport County, RI's typical asking rent is -1.5% 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.
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   • test: rent.momPct = -1.476671530648755 <= -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

4. watchNewport County, RI's typical asking rent is +8.4% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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.
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   • test: rent.yoyPct = 8.356159670149266 >= 8

   arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchNewport County, RI's covered employment of 40,418 scores 81 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 25 across Rhode Island counties, a gap of 56 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 56 = |81 across US counties - 25 across Rhode Island counties|

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

6. watchNewport County, RI's years of wages of 9.9 scores 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 50 across Rhode Island counties, a gap of 47 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 47 = |97 across US counties - 50 across Rhode Island 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

7. noteNewport County, RI's average weekly wage was 8.1% higher 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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   • +8.1 % = 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

8. noteNewport County, RI's typical asking rent fell 1.5% from $3,115 in August 2026 to $3,069 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • -1.5% = (3068.777277277277 - 3114.7722320728494) / 3114.7722320728494 × 100
   • 3068.777277277277 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 3114.7722320728494 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

9. noteNewport County, RI's typical home value rose 0.6% from $782,480 in August 2026 to $787,185 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +0.6% = (787185.1865891544 - 782480.1757921968) / 782480.1757921968 × 100
   • 787185.1865891544 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
   • 782480.1757921968 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

10. noteNewport County, RI's covered employment was 0.5% 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

    • -0.5 % = 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

11. noteNewport County, RI's typical home value of $787,185 ranks 1st of 5 Rhode Island counties, against a median of $650,424.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 Rhode Island counties that published home.latest

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

12. noteNewport County, RI's typical home value of $787,185 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Providence-Warwick metro, against a median of $598,058.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Providence-Warwick metro that published home.latest

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

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