Los Angeles County, CA: 13 findings, 4 at a watch level and 9 noted
13 findings fired for Los Angeles County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $873,008 in August 2026 and covered employment of 4,548,021 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchLos Angeles County, CA's years of wages of 9.9 ranks 89th 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 = 97.12606139777922 >= 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
watchLos Angeles County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 25.9 ranks 70th of 1,399 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent percentile = 95.06437768240343 >= 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
watchLos Angeles County, CA's price-to-rent ratio is 25.9, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent = 25.856676676198514 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLos Angeles County, CA's typical home value of +0.5% scores 25 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 58 across California counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |25 across US counties - 58 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLos Angeles County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.5% 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
- +1.5 % = 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
noteLos Angeles County, CA's covered employment was 1.0% 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 % = 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
noteLos Angeles County, CA's covered employment of 4,548,021 ranks 1st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLos Angeles County, CA's covered employment of 4,548,021 ranks 1st of 58 California counties, against a median of 74,865.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLos Angeles County, CA's typical home value of $873,008 ranks 31st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 99 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
noteLos Angeles County, CA's typical asking rent of $2,814 ranks 46th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLos Angeles County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,704 ranks 121st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Los Angeles County, CA is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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