Lake County, CA: 18 findings, 7 at a watch level and 11 noted
18 findings fired for Lake County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $307,740 in August 2026 and covered employment of 17,283 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchLake County, CA's covered employment is -1.7% 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 = -1.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLake County, CA's typical home value is -1.4% 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 = -1.40043628661657 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchLake County, CA's typical home value of $307,740 scores 71 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 7 across California counties, a gap of 64 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 64 = |71 across US counties - 7 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchLake County, CA's years of wages of 5.4 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 9 across California counties, a gap of 61 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 61 = |70 across US counties - 9 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
watchLake County, CA's typical asking rent of $1,781 scores 73 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across California counties, a gap of 54 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 54 = |73 across US counties - 19 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchLake County, CA's covered employment of 17,283 scores 68 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across California counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |68 across US counties - 26 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchLake County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,105 scores 63 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 25 across California counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |63 across US counties - 25 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLake County, CA's average weekly wage was 2.6% 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
- +2.6 % = 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
noteLake County, CA's covered employment was 1.7% 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
- -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
noteLake County, CA's typical asking rent rose 0.6% from $1,770 in July 2026 to $1,781 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (1780.7142857142856 - 1770.208986773114) / 1770.208986773114 × 100
- 1780.7142857142856 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1770.208986773114 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteLake County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 14.4 ranks 48th of 49 California counties, against a median of 21.5.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 49 California counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteLake County, CA's typical home value of $307,740 ranks 54th of 58 California counties, against a median of $500,264.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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