Jefferson County, WA: 14 findings, 5 at a watch level and 9 noted
14 findings fired for Jefferson County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $593,704 in September 2026 and covered employment of 9,101 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchJefferson County, WA's years of wages of 8.8 ranks 137th 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 = 95.55845852384063 >= 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
watchJefferson County, WA's typical asking rent is -2.8% 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 = -2.751174581476739 <= -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
watchJefferson County, WA'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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchJefferson County, WA's typical home value is -0.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -0.4541271876345039 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchJefferson County, WA's price-to-rent ratio of 20.9 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 31 across Washington counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |79 across US counties - 31 across Washington 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
noteJefferson County, WA's average weekly wage was 10.2% 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
- +10.2 % = 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
noteJefferson County, WA's typical asking rent fell 2.8% from $2,432 in August 2026 to $2,366 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -2.8% = (2365.555555555555 - 2432.4772513961707) / 2432.4772513961707 × 100
- 2365.555555555555 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2432.4772513961707 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteJefferson County, WA'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
noteJefferson County, WA's typical asking rent of $2,366 ranks 1st of 27 Washington counties, against a median of $1,705.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 27 Washington counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJefferson County, WA's typical home value of $593,704 ranks 115th 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
noteJefferson County, WA's typical asking rent of $2,366 ranks 95th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 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 Jefferson County, WA is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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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