Kiowa County, CO: 20 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 14 noted
20 findings fired for Kiowa County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $167,048 in August 2026 and covered employment of 477 in 2026 Q1. 8 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertKiowa County, CO's typical home value is -5.3% against a year earlier, an alert level here: typical home value at least 5 percent below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -5.305178375312842 <= -5
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's typical home value is -5.3% 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 = -5.305178375312842 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's covered employment is -1.2% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's momentum index is -0.25, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.25488864854045323 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, CO's years of wages of 4.0 scores 43 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across Colorado counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |43 across US counties - 10 across Colorado 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
watchKiowa County, CO's covered employment of -1.2% scores 33 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across Colorado counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |33 across US counties - 63 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, CO's average weekly wage was 1.5% 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
- +1.5 % = 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
noteKiowa County, CO's covered employment was 1.2% lower 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
noteKiowa County, CO's typical home value fell 0.8% from $168,336 in July 2026 to $167,048 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.8% = (167048.29576892938 - 168335.6063748936) / 168335.6063748936 × 100
- 167048.29576892938 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 168335.6063748936 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteKiowa County, CO's covered employment of 477 ranks 3,159th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteKiowa County, CO's typical home value of -5.3% ranks 2,941st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, CO's covered employment of 477 ranks 61st of 64 Colorado counties, against a median of 4,853.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 64 Colorado counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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