Colonial Heights city, VA: 18 findings, 3 at a watch level and 15 noted
18 findings fired for Colonial Heights city, VA this run, against a typical home value of $280,370 in September 2026 and covered employment of 9,487 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Colonial Heights city, VA.
12 findings #
watchColonial Heights city, VA's covered employment is -1.7% 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 = -1.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchColonial Heights city, VA's average weekly wage is -1.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -1.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchColonial Heights city, VA's typical asking rent is -1.0% 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 = -1.0483371270618012 <= -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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's covered employment was 1.7% 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
- -1.7 % = 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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's average weekly wage was 1.3% 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
- -1.3 % = 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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's typical asking rent fell 1.0% from $1,626 in August 2026 to $1,609 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.0% = (1609.0555555555554 - 1626.1025927595686) / 1626.1025927595686 × 100
- 1609.0555555555554 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1626.1025927595686 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteColonial Heights city, VA's average weekly wage of $834 ranks 17th of 17 counties in the Richmond metro, against a median of $1,211.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 17 counties in the Richmond metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteColonial Heights city, VA's momentum index of -0.25 ranks 17th of 17 counties in the Richmond metro, against a median of 0.42.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 17 counties in the Richmond 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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's average weekly wage of $834 ranks 127th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $1,048.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's momentum index of -0.25 ranks 127th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties 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
noteColonial Heights city, VA's typical home value of +0.5% ranks 16th of 17 counties in the Richmond metro, against a median of +3.0%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 17 counties in the Richmond metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteColonial Heights city, VA's covered employment of -1.7% ranks 16th of 17 counties in the Richmond metro, against a median of +0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 17 counties in the Richmond metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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