Marin County, CA: 22 findings, 6 at a watch level and 16 noted
22 findings fired for Marin County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $1,464,630 in August 2026 and covered employment of 108,858 in 2026 Q1. 10 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMarin County, CA's years of wages of 14.2 ranks 21st 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 = 99.34683213585892 >= 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
watchMarin County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 31.5 ranks 15th 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 = 98.99856938483548 >= 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
watchMarin County, CA's price-to-rent ratio is 31.5, 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 = 31.453789098132887 >= 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
watchMarin County, CA's years of wages is 14.2, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; 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: yearsOfWages = 14.225234176869854 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMarin County, CA's covered employment is -0.1% 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 = -0.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMarin County, CA's covered employment of 108,858 scores 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 60 across California counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |91 across US counties - 60 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMarin County, CA's average weekly wage was 0.7% 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
- +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
noteMarin County, CA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $1,458,918 in July 2026 to $1,464,630 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (1464630.1108505202 - 1458918.2299695776) / 1458918.2299695776 × 100
- 1464630.1108505202 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 1458918.2299695776 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteMarin County, CA's typical asking rent rose 0.4% from $3,866 in July 2026 to $3,880 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (3880.3753931442384 - 3865.574001781644) / 3865.574001781644 × 100
- 3880.3753931442384 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 3865.574001781644 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteMarin County, CA's covered employment was 0.1% 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
- -0.1 % = 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
noteMarin County, CA's covered employment of 108,858 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro, against a median of 413,139.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMarin County, CA's typical home value of $1,464,630 ranks 8th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
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