Cache County, UT: 14 findings, 6 at a watch level and 8 noted
14 findings fired for Cache County, UT this run, against a typical home value of $470,352 in September 2026 and covered employment of 63,272 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchCache County, UT's price-to-rent ratio of 27.2 ranks 49th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 96.46278555637436 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchCache County, UT's years of wages of 8.6 ranks 162nd 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 = 94.74199869366427 >= 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
watchCache County, UT's price-to-rent ratio is 27.2, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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: priceToRent = 27.20083163394356 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCache County, UT's price-to-rent ratio of 27.2 scores 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 64 across Utah counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |96 across US counties - 64 across Utah 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
watchCache County, UT's years of wages of 8.6 scores 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across Utah counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |95 across US counties - 63 across Utah 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
watchCache County, UT's typical asking rent of $1,441 scores 44 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Utah counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |44 across US counties - 14 across Utah counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCache County, UT's average weekly wage was 2.7% 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
- +2.7 % = 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
noteCache County, UT's typical asking rent fell 0.9% from $1,453 in August 2026 to $1,441 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (1440.9842470760232 - 1453.481297111406) / 1453.481297111406 × 100
- 1440.9842470760232 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1453.481297111406 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteCache County, UT's typical home value rose 0.3% from $468,717 in August 2026 to $470,352 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (470351.63870255806 - 468716.5989801536) / 468716.5989801536 × 100
- 470351.63870255806 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 468716.5989801536 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteCache County, UT's covered employment was 0.3% 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
- +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
noteCache County, UT's typical home value of $470,352 ranks 247th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Cache County, UT is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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