Suffolk County, MA: 25 findings, 5 at a watch level and 20 noted
25 findings fired for Suffolk County, MA this run, against a typical home value of $738,589 in September 2026 and covered employment of 706,225 in 2026 Q1. 13 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchSuffolk County, MA'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
watchSuffolk County, MA's typical asking rent is -1.2% 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 = -1.1589310970960272 <= -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
watchSuffolk County, MA's years of wages of 4.3 scores 51 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 51 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 51 = |51 across US counties - 0 across Massachusetts 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
watchSuffolk County, MA's typical home value of $738,589 scores 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 62 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |98 across US counties - 62 across Massachusetts counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSuffolk County, MA's price-to-rent ratio of 19.3 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 36 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |69 across US counties - 36 across Massachusetts 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
noteSuffolk County, MA's average weekly wage was 8.2% 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
- +8.2 % = 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
noteSuffolk County, MA's typical asking rent fell 1.2% from $3,227 in August 2026 to $3,190 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.2% = (3189.587526349845 - 3226.986071430612) / 3226.986071430612 × 100
- 3189.587526349845 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 3226.986071430612 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteSuffolk County, MA'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
noteSuffolk County, MA's typical home value of +0.2% ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of +2.5%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSuffolk County, MA's typical home value of +0.2% ranks 14th of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of +2.7%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSuffolk County, MA's average weekly wage of $3,340 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of $1,613.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSuffolk County, MA's average weekly wage of $3,340 ranks 1st of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of $1,471.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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