Douglas County, WA: 14 findings, 5 at a watch level and 9 noted
14 findings fired for Douglas County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $494,746 in September 2026 and covered employment of 11,991 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Douglas County, WA.
12 findings #
watchDouglas County, WA's years of wages of 8.7 ranks 152nd 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 95.0685826257348 >= 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
watchDouglas County, WA's price-to-rent ratio of 19.3 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 15 across Washington counties, a gap of 54 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 54 = |70 across US counties - 15 across Washington counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDouglas County, WA's average weekly wage of $1,099 scores 62 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 24 across Washington counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |62 across US counties - 24 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDouglas County, WA's typical home value of +3.4% scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 95 across Washington counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |57 across US counties - 95 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDouglas County, WA's typical home value of $494,746 scores 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across Washington counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |93 across US counties - 63 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDouglas County, WA's average weekly wage was 8.5% 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
- +8.5 % = 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
noteDouglas County, WA's typical asking rent fell 0.9% from $2,152 in August 2026 to $2,133 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (2132.563492063492 - 2151.5043144371366) / 2151.5043144371366 × 100
- 2132.563492063492 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2151.5043144371366 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteDouglas County, WA's covered employment was 0.2% 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
- +0.2 % = 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
noteDouglas County, WA's typical home value of +3.4% ranks 3rd of 39 Washington counties, against a median of +0.2%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDouglas County, WA's typical home value of $494,746 ranks 203rd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 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
noteDouglas County, WA's momentum index of 0.40 ranks 4th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of 0.14.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published momentum
- 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Douglas County, WA is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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