Las Animas County, CO: 16 findings, 6 at a watch level and 10 noted

12 findings #

1. watchLas Animas County, CO's typical home value is -4.5% 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 = -4.4862502175786485 < 0

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

2. watchLas Animas County, CO's covered employment is -1.3% 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 = -1.3 < 0

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

3. watchLas Animas County, CO's momentum index is -0.28, 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.
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   • test: momentum = -0.28186765473806996 <= -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

4. watchLas Animas County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 19.3 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 18 across Colorado counties, a gap of 51 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 51 = |69 across US counties - 18 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

5. watchLas Animas County, CO's typical home value of $242,820 scores 53 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 16 across Colorado counties, a gap of 36 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 36 = |53 across US counties - 16 across Colorado counties|

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

6. watchLas Animas County, CO's years of wages of 5.2 scores 68 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 33 across Colorado counties, a gap of 35 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 35 = |68 across US counties - 33 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

7. noteLas Animas County, CO's covered employment was 1.3% 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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   • -1.3 % = 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

8. noteLas Animas County, CO's typical home value fell 0.7% from $244,555 in July 2026 to $242,820 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -0.7% = (242820.3258702229 - 244554.50754753433) / 244554.50754753433 × 100
   • 242820.3258702229 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 244554.50754753433 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

9. noteLas Animas County, CO's average weekly wage was 0.6% 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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   • +0.6 % = 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. noteLas Animas County, CO's typical asking rent of $1,050 ranks 35th of 35 Colorado counties, against a median of $1,975.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 35 Colorado counties that published rent.latest

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

11. noteLas Animas County, CO's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 61st of 64 Colorado counties, against a median of 0.04.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 5 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

12. noteLas Animas County, CO's typical home value of -4.5% ranks 2,915th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 5 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

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