Clarke County, VA: 11 findings, 5 at a watch level and 6 noted
11 findings fired for Clarke County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $562,284 in September 2026 and covered employment of 4,087 in 2026 Q1.
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11 findings #
watchClarke County, VA's years of wages of 9.9 ranks 87th 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 = 97.19137818419334 >= 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
watchClarke County, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 27.2 ranks 50th 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 = 96.38909358879883 >= 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
watchClarke County, VA's typical asking rent is -4.2% 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 = -4.207414553061133 <= -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
watchClarke County, VA'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 = 27.16350037877476 >= 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
watchClarke County, VA's typical asking rent fell 4.2% from $1,801 in August 2026 to $1,725 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -4.2% = (1725 - 1800.765677167683) / 1800.765677167683 × 100
- 1725 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1800.765677167683 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteClarke County, VA's typical asking rent of $1,725 ranks 22nd of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of $2,255.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClarke County, VA's typical home value of $562,284 ranks 136th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteClarke County, VA's typical home value of $562,284 ranks 11th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $309,231.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClarke County, VA's momentum index of 0.37 ranks 3rd of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of 0.02.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Clarke County, VA is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Clarke County, VA is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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