Multnomah County, OR: 16 findings, 3 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for Multnomah County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $496,807 in September 2026 and covered employment of 484,384 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Multnomah County, OR.
12 findings #
watchMultnomah County, OR's price-to-rent ratio of 24.6 ranks 106th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 92.26234340456891 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchMultnomah County, OR's covered employment is -2.2% 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 = -2.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMultnomah County, OR's years of wages of 5.6 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 23 across Oregon counties, a gap of 52 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 52 = |75 across US counties - 23 across Oregon 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
noteMultnomah County, OR's average weekly wage was 4.4% 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
- +4.4 % = 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
noteMultnomah County, OR's covered employment was 2.2% 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
- -2.2 % = 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
noteMultnomah County, OR's typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $1,674 in August 2026 to $1,683 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (1682.7114676145377 - 1673.8635080591123) / 1673.8635080591123 × 100
- 1682.7114676145377 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1673.8635080591123 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteMultnomah County, OR's covered employment of 484,384 ranks 1st of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of 15,683.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMultnomah County, OR's covered employment of 484,384 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of 173,559.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMultnomah County, OR's years of wages of 5.6 ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of 8.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro 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
noteMultnomah County, OR's covered employment of 484,384 ranks 55th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteMultnomah County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,712 ranks 2nd of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of $1,074.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMultnomah County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,712 ranks 119th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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