Contra Costa County, CA: 19 findings, 3 at a watch level and 16 noted

12 findings #

1. watchContra Costa County, CA's years of wages of 8.2 ranks 197th 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 93.59895493141738 >= 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

2. watchContra Costa County, CA'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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -0.5265993822171905 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

3. watchContra Costa County, CA's years of wages of 8.2 scores 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across California counties, a gap of 30 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 30 = |94 across US counties - 63 across California counties|
   • 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

4. noteContra Costa County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +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

5. noteContra Costa County, CA's covered employment was 0.9% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +0.9 % = 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

6. noteContra Costa County, CA's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $2,894 in August 2026 to $2,902 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +0.3% = (2901.6317725291315 - 2894.3813121599915) / 2894.3813121599915 × 100
   • 2901.6317725291315 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 2894.3813121599915 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

7. noteContra Costa County, CA's typical home value of $768,394 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of $1,441,170.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro that published home.latest

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

8. noteContra Costa County, CA's typical home value of -0.5% ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of +4.4%.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro that published home.yoyPct

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

9. noteContra Costa County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,808 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of $2,142.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteContra Costa County, CA's momentum index of 0.19 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of 0.29.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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

11. noteContra Costa County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 22.1 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of 29.5.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro 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

12. noteContra Costa County, CA's typical asking rent of $2,902 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of $3,865.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro that published rent.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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