Cowlitz County, WA: 8 findings, 4 at a watch level and 4 noted
8 findings fired for Cowlitz County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $417,827 in September 2026 and covered employment of 40,775 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchCowlitz County, WA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.6 ranks 108th 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 = 92.11495946941784 >= 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
watchCowlitz County, WA's years of wages of 5.8 scores 78 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 29 across Washington counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |78 across US counties - 29 across Washington 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
watchCowlitz County, WA's typical home value of $417,827 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 45 across Washington counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |88 across US counties - 45 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCowlitz County, WA's typical asking rent of $1,417 scores 42 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 8 across Washington counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |42 across US counties - 8 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCowlitz County, WA's typical asking rent rose 1.4% from $1,397 in August 2026 to $1,417 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.4% = (1417.1611952861956 - 1397.4150703079144) / 1397.4150703079144 × 100
- 1417.1611952861956 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1397.4150703079144 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteCowlitz County, WA's typical asking rent of $1,417 ranks 25th of 27 Washington counties, against a median of $1,705.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 27 Washington counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Cowlitz County, WA 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 Cowlitz County, WA 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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