Washington County, OR: 19 findings, 4 at a watch level and 15 noted
19 findings fired for Washington County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $555,664 in September 2026 and covered employment of 295,083 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Washington County, OR.
12 findings #
watchWashington County, OR's covered employment is -2.7% 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 = -2.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchWashington County, OR's typical home value is -1.5% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -1.5231390466104027 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchWashington County, OR's price-to-rent ratio of 24.3 ranks 117th 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 = 91.45173176123802 >= 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
watchWashington County, OR's years of wages of 5.7 scores 76 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 29 across Oregon counties, a gap of 47 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 47 = |76 across US counties - 29 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
noteWashington County, OR's average weekly wage was 9.2% 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
- +9.2 % = 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
noteWashington County, OR's covered employment was 2.7% 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
- -2.7 % = 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
noteWashington County, OR's typical home value of -1.5% ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of +0.2%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,882 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of $1,462.
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.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,882 ranks 1st of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of $1,074.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
noteWashington County, OR's covered employment of -2.7% ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro, against a median of -0.8%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,882 ranks 70th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteWashington County, OR's typical home value of -1.5% ranks 35th of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of +0.4%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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