Monterey County, CA: 16 findings, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Monterey County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $843,096 in August 2026 and covered employment of 185,826 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Monterey County, CA.
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watchMonterey County, CA's years of wages of 12.8 ranks 29th 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 = 99.08556499020249 >= 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
watchMonterey County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 25.1 ranks 86th 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 = 93.91988555078684 >= 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
watchMonterey County, CA's years of wages is 12.8, 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 = 12.847373964519058 >= 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
watchMonterey County, CA's price-to-rent ratio is 25.1, 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 = 25.10395587587621 >= 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
watchMonterey County, CA's typical home value of +0.9% scores 28 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 67 across California counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |28 across US counties - 67 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMonterey County, CA's covered employment was 3.7% 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
- +3.7 % = 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
noteMonterey County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
noteMonterey County, CA's typical home value rose 0.3% from $840,297 in July 2026 to $843,096 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (843096.0690475986 - 840297.3454084229) / 840297.3454084229 × 100
- 843096.0690475986 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 840297.3454084229 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteMonterey County, CA's typical home value of $843,096 ranks 37th 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
noteMonterey County, CA's typical asking rent of $2,799 ranks 48th 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
noteMonterey County, CA's covered employment of 185,826 ranks 177th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteMonterey County, CA's covered employment of +3.7% ranks 5th of 58 California counties, against a median of +0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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