Napa County, CA: 16 findings, 7 at a watch level and 9 noted

12 findings #

1. watchNapa County, CA's years of wages of 11.7 ranks 44th 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 98.59568909209668 >= 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

2. watchNapa County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.7 ranks 99th 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.
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   • test: priceToRent percentile = 92.98998569384835 >= 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

3. watchNapa County, CA's typical home value is -1.7% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -1.693241492067131 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

4. watchNapa County, CA's years of wages is 11.7, 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages = 11.67520742129328 >= 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

5. watchNapa County, CA's covered employment is -0.4% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.4 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

6. watchNapa County, CA's covered employment of 77,471 scores 89 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 51 across California counties, a gap of 38 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 38 = |89 across US counties - 51 across California counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

7. watchNapa County, CA's covered employment of -0.4% scores 47 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 16 across California counties, a gap of 31 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 31 = |47 across US counties - 16 across California counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

8. noteNapa County, CA's average weekly wage was 2.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +2.3 % = 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

9. noteNapa County, CA's covered employment was 0.4% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -0.4 % = 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

10. noteNapa County, CA's typical home value of $871,204 ranks 33rd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 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

11. noteNapa County, CA's typical asking rent of $2,944 ranks 34th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 98 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

12. noteNapa County, CA's typical home value of -1.7% ranks 53rd of 58 California counties, against a median of +0.3%.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published home.yoyPct

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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