Elbert County, CO: 13 findings, 5 at a watch level and 8 noted
13 findings fired for Elbert County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $671,967 in August 2026 and covered employment of 5,012 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchElbert County, CO's years of wages of 9.9 ranks 86th 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 = 97.2240365774004 >= 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
watchElbert County, CO's typical asking rent is -5.9% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -5.937207021187876 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchElbert County, CO's typical home value is -2.0% 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 = -2.008571628606239 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchElbert County, CO's typical asking rent fell 5.9% from $3,455 in July 2026 to $3,250 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -5.9% = (3250 - 3455.138739854419) / 3455.138739854419 × 100
- 3250 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 3455.138739854419 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
watchElbert County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 17.2 scores 50 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 6 across Colorado counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |50 across US counties - 6 across Colorado 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
noteElbert County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 17.2 ranks 9th of 9 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro, against a median of 23.1.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro that published priceToRent
- 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
noteElbert County, CO's typical asking rent of $3,250 ranks 1st of 9 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro, against a median of $2,038.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteElbert County, CO's typical asking rent of $3,250 ranks 21st 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
noteElbert County, CO's typical home value of $671,967 ranks 79th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 97 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
noteElbert County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 17.2 ranks 33rd of 35 Colorado counties, against a median of 23.1.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 35 Colorado counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteElbert County, CO's momentum index of 0.46 ranks 6th of 64 Colorado counties, against a median of 0.04.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 64 Colorado counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Elbert County, CO 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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