Multnomah County, OR: 7 findings, 2 at a watch level and 5 noted
7 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.
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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 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 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 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 typical home value of $496,807 ranks 198th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Multnomah County, OR is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Multnomah County, OR is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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