Yakima County, WA: 16 findings, 8 at a watch level and 8 noted
16 findings fired for Yakima County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $348,119 in September 2026 and covered employment of 110,541 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Yakima County, WA.
12 findings #
watchYakima County, WA's covered employment is -0.7% 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 = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchYakima County, WA's typical asking rent is -1.0% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: rent.momPct = -1.0332464673418842 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchYakima County, WA's typical home value of $348,119 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across Washington counties, a gap of 53 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 53 = |79 across US counties - 26 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchYakima County, WA's price-to-rent ratio of 21.3 scores 81 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Washington counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |81 across US counties - 38 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
watchYakima County, WA's years of wages of 6.4 scores 84 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 42 across Washington counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |84 across US counties - 42 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
watchYakima County, WA's typical home value of +0.5% scores 25 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 66 across Washington counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |25 across US counties - 66 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchYakima County, WA's average weekly wage of $1,041 scores 51 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 11 across Washington counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |51 across US counties - 11 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchYakima County, WA's typical asking rent of $1,362 scores 37 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across Washington counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |37 across US counties - 0 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteYakima County, WA's average weekly wage was 2.7% 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
- +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
noteYakima County, WA's typical asking rent fell 1.0% from $1,376 in August 2026 to $1,362 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.0% = (1361.956380783967 - 1376.1756672502488) / 1376.1756672502488 × 100
- 1361.956380783967 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1376.1756672502488 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteYakima County, WA's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteYakima County, WA's typical asking rent of $1,362 ranks 27th of 27 Washington counties, against a median of $1,705.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
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