Kanawha County, WV: 15 findings, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
15 findings fired for Kanawha County, WV this run, against a typical home value of $151,294 in September 2026 and covered employment of 96,301 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Kanawha County, WV.
12 findings #
watchKanawha County, WV's covered employment is -0.1% 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 = -0.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKanawha County, WV's typical asking rent of $1,238 scores 24 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 80 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 56 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 56 = |24 across US counties - 80 across West Virginia counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchKanawha County, WV's typical home value of $151,294 scores 17 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 50 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |17 across US counties - 50 across West Virginia counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKanawha County, WV's average weekly wage was 2.1% 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
- +2.1 % = 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
noteKanawha County, WV's typical home value fell 0.3% from $151,745 in August 2026 to $151,294 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (151294.4146270084 - 151744.61748825546) / 151744.61748825546 × 100
- 151294.4146270084 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 151744.61748825546 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteKanawha County, WV's typical asking rent fell 0.3% from $1,242 in August 2026 to $1,238 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (1238.3333333333333 - 1241.8468044617593) / 1241.8468044617593 × 100
- 1238.3333333333333 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1241.8468044617593 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteKanawha County, WV's covered employment was 0.1% 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
- -0.1 % = 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
noteKanawha County, WV's covered employment of 96,301 ranks 1st of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of 5,555.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKanawha County, WV's price-to-rent ratio of 10.2 ranks 16th of 16 West Virginia counties, against a median of 14.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 West Virginia counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteKanawha County, WV's price-to-rent ratio of 10.2 ranks 1,335th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteKanawha County, WV's years of wages of 2.3 ranks 2,821st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteKanawha County, WV's covered employment of 96,301 ranks 309th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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