Lamoille County, VT: 16 findings, 6 at a watch level and 10 noted

12 findings #

1. watchLamoille County, VT's price-to-rent ratio of 25.7 ranks 77th 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.
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   • test: priceToRent percentile = 94.39941046425939 >= 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

2. watchLamoille County, VT's years of wages of 8.0 ranks 205th 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 93.33768778576093 >= 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

3. watchLamoille County, VT's price-to-rent ratio is 25.7, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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.
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   • test: priceToRent = 25.680378410211695 >= 25
   • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

   typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

4. watchLamoille County, VT's typical asking rent rose 5.5% from $1,505 in August 2026 to $1,589 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +5.5% = (1588.888888888889 - 1505.4279472164505) / 1505.4279472164505 × 100
   • 1588.888888888889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 1505.4279472164505 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

5. watchLamoille County, VT's momentum index of 0.24 scores 52 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 92 across Vermont counties, a gap of 41 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 41 = |52 across US counties - 92 across Vermont 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

6. watchLamoille County, VT's typical asking rent of $1,589 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 25 across Vermont counties, a gap of 32 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 32 = |57 across US counties - 25 across Vermont counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

7. noteLamoille County, VT's average weekly wage was 2.8% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +2.8 % = 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

8. noteLamoille County, VT's covered employment was 0.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +0.5 % = 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

9. noteLamoille County, VT's typical home value fell 0.5% from $491,917 in August 2026 to $489,639 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • -0.5% = (489639.2150213697 - 491917.25250612927) / 491917.25250612927 × 100
   • 489639.2150213697 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
   • 491917.25250612927 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

10. noteLamoille County, VT's typical home value of $489,639 ranks 214th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 93 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

11. noteLamoille County, VT's typical home value of $489,639 ranks 2nd of 14 Vermont counties, against a median of $371,639.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Vermont counties that published home.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

12. noteLamoille County, VT's covered employment of +0.5% ranks 2nd of 14 Vermont counties, against a median of -1.6%.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Vermont counties that published jobs.yoy.emp

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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