La Plata County, CO: 14 findings, 7 at a watch level and 7 noted
14 findings fired for La Plata County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $687,348 in August 2026 and covered employment of 26,653 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to La Plata County, CO.
12 findings #
watchLa Plata County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 29.1 ranks 25th 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 = 98.28326180257511 >= 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
watchLa Plata County, CO's years of wages of 10.7 ranks 63rd 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 = 97.97517962116264 >= 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
watchLa Plata County, CO's price-to-rent ratio is 29.1, 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 = 29.11882571822766 >= 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
watchLa Plata County, CO's covered employment is -0.8% 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 = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLa Plata County, CO's years of wages is 10.7, 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages = 10.659857751803623 >= 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
watchLa Plata County, CO's typical asking rent of $1,967 scores 82 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 44 across Colorado counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |82 across US counties - 44 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchLa Plata County, CO's covered employment of -0.8% scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 70 across Colorado counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |39 across US counties - 70 across Colorado counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLa Plata County, CO's average weekly wage was 5.1% 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
- +5.1 % = 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
noteLa Plata County, CO's typical asking rent rose 1.3% from $1,942 in July 2026 to $1,967 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.3% = (1967.076884920635 - 1942.3124223427724) / 1942.3124223427724 × 100
- 1967.076884920635 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1942.3124223427724 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteLa Plata County, CO's covered employment was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteLa Plata County, CO's typical home value rose 0.6% from $683,398 in July 2026 to $687,348 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (687347.6278362976 - 683398.1433390772) / 683398.1433390772 × 100
- 687347.6278362976 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 683398.1433390772 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteLa Plata County, CO's typical home value of $687,348 ranks 75th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
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