Humboldt County, CA: 18 findings, 8 at a watch level and 10 noted
18 findings fired for Humboldt County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $425,502 in August 2026 and covered employment of 52,806 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchHumboldt County, CA's typical home value is -2.2% 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -2.1778136112791175 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchHumboldt County, CA's years of wages of 7.4 ranks 281st 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 90.85564990202482 >= 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
watchHumboldt County, CA's typical asking rent of $1,677 scores 65 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 8 across California counties, a gap of 56 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 56 = |65 across US counties - 8 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHumboldt County, CA's typical home value of $425,502 scores 89 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 42 across California counties, a gap of 47 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 47 = |89 across US counties - 42 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHumboldt County, CA's covered employment of 52,806 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 42 across California counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |85 across US counties - 42 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHumboldt County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,100 scores 62 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across California counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |62 across US counties - 21 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHumboldt County, CA's years of wages of 7.4 scores 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 53 across California counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |91 across US counties - 53 across California 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
watchHumboldt County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 21.1 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 48 across California counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |79 across US counties - 48 across California 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
noteHumboldt County, CA's covered employment 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.Show the arithmetic
- +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
noteHumboldt County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.7% 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
- +1.7 % = 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
noteHumboldt County, CA's typical asking rent fell 0.7% from $1,688 in July 2026 to $1,677 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (1677.0418894830657 - 1688.1776241559357) / 1688.1776241559357 × 100
- 1677.0418894830657 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1688.1776241559357 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteHumboldt County, CA's typical home value fell 0.3% from $426,766 in July 2026 to $425,502 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (425501.77719912 - 426766.17969738814) / 426766.17969738814 × 100
- 425501.77719912 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 426766.17969738814 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
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