Merced County, CA: 14 findings, 8 at a watch level and 6 noted
14 findings fired for Merced County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $417,261 in August 2026 and covered employment of 83,506 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMerced County, CA's typical home value is -0.6% 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 = -0.5545218233734751 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMerced County, CA's years of wages of 7.3 ranks 298th 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 = 90.3004572175049 >= 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
watchMerced County, CA's typical asking rent of $2,036 scores 84 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 31 across California counties, a gap of 53 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 53 = |84 across US counties - 31 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMerced County, CA's typical home value of $417,261 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 35 across California counties, a gap of 53 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 53 = |88 across US counties - 35 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMerced County, CA's years of wages of 7.3 scores 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 47 across California counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |90 across US counties - 47 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
watchMerced County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,095 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across California counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |61 across US counties - 19 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMerced County, CA's covered employment of 83,506 scores 89 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 54 across California counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |89 across US counties - 54 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMerced County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 17.1 scores 49 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across California counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |49 across US counties - 19 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
noteMerced County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.3% 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
- +1.3 % = 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
noteMerced County, CA's covered employment was 0.8% 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
- +0.8 % = 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
noteMerced County, CA's typical asking rent fell 0.3% from $2,041 in July 2026 to $2,036 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (2035.6106206469497 - 2040.8730725193889) / 2040.8730725193889 × 100
- 2035.6106206469497 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2040.8730725193889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Merced 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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