Santa Clara County, CA: 17 findings, 3 at a watch level and 14 noted
17 findings fired for Santa Clara County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $1,566,638 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,126,059 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-02. Back to Santa Clara County, CA.
12 findings #
watchSanta Clara County, CA's price-to-rent ratio of 34.2 ranks 7th 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 = 99.57081545064378 >= 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
watchSanta Clara County, CA's price-to-rent ratio is 34.2, 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 = 34.169595205219196 >= 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
watchSanta Clara County, CA's years of wages of 6.8 scores 87 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across California counties, a gap of 48 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 48 = |87 across US counties - 39 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's average weekly wage was 8.4% 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
- +8.4 % = 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's covered employment was 1.2% 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
- +1.2 % = 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's typical asking rent rose 1.0% from $3,783 in July 2026 to $3,821 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (3820.741019230707 - 3782.668883147793) / 3782.668883147793 × 100
- 3820.741019230707 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 3782.668883147793 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteSanta Clara County, CA's average weekly wage of $4,446 ranks 3rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's typical home value of $1,566,638 ranks 6th 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's covered employment of 1,126,059 ranks 12th 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's typical asking rent of $3,821 ranks 8th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 99 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
noteSanta Clara County, CA's typical home value of $1,566,638 ranks 2nd of 58 California counties, against a median of $500,264.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSanta Clara County, CA's average weekly wage of $4,446 ranks 2nd of 58 California counties, against a median of $1,206.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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