York County, ME: 16 findings, 3 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for York County, ME this run, against a typical home value of $525,406 in September 2026 and covered employment of 74,075 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to York County, ME.
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watchYork County, ME's years of wages of 7.4 ranks 277th 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 = 90.98628347485304 >= 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
watchYork County, ME's covered employment is -0.7% 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 = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchYork County, ME's momentum index of 0.27 scores 56 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 93 across Maine counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |56 across US counties - 93 across Maine counties|
- 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
noteYork County, ME's average weekly wage was 9.1% 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
- +9.1 % = 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
noteYork County, ME's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteYork County, ME's typical asking rent fell 0.4% from $2,160 in August 2026 to $2,152 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (2152.1757033321805 - 2160.017813592241) / 2160.017813592241 × 100
- 2152.1757033321805 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2160.017813592241 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteYork County, ME's typical home value of $525,406 ranks 163rd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteYork County, ME's typical home value of $525,406 ranks 2nd of 16 Maine counties, against a median of $322,387.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYork County, ME's average weekly wage of $1,369 ranks 2nd of 16 Maine counties, against a median of $1,117.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYork County, ME's covered employment of 74,075 ranks 2nd of 16 Maine counties, against a median of 16,807.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYork County, ME's momentum index of 0.27 ranks 2nd of 16 Maine counties, against a median of 0.11.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine 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
noteYork County, ME's price-to-rent ratio of 20.3 ranks 2nd of 13 Maine counties, against a median of 18.1.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 Maine 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
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