Alexandria city, VA: 14 findings, 3 at a watch level and 11 noted
14 findings fired for Alexandria city, VA this run, against a typical home value of $673,546 in September 2026 and covered employment of 79,023 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchAlexandria city, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 25.0 ranks 91st 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 = 93.3677229182019 >= 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
watchAlexandria city, VA's covered employment is -1.5% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchAlexandria city, VA's price-to-rent ratio is 25.0, 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 = 25.02837962108031 >= 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
noteAlexandria city, VA's average weekly wage was 6.9% 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
- +6.9 % = 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
noteAlexandria city, VA's covered employment was 1.5% 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
- -1.5 % = 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
noteAlexandria city, VA's average weekly wage of $1,944 ranks 57th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlexandria city, VA's typical home value of $673,546 ranks 79th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 97 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
noteAlexandria city, VA's typical home value of $673,546 ranks 6th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $309,231.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteAlexandria city, VA's average weekly wage of $1,944 ranks 6th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $1,048.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlexandria city, VA's covered employment of 79,023 ranks 12th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 9,944.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlexandria city, VA's typical asking rent of $2,243 ranks 120th 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Alexandria city, VA 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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