Pitkin County, CO: 19 findings, 5 at a watch level and 14 noted
19 findings fired for Pitkin County, CO this run, against a typical home value of $2,620,251 in August 2026 and covered employment of 19,181 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchPitkin County, CO's years of wages is 31.0, 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 = 31.047105089786495 >= 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
watchPitkin County, CO's years of wages of 31.0 ranks 2nd 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 = 99.96734160679294 >= 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
watchPitkin County, CO's typical asking rent is +15.6% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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.yoyPct = 15.626039651547174 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's covered employment is -1.5% 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 = -1.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPitkin County, CO's typical asking rent rose 5.8% from $13,769 in July 2026 to $14,561 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +5.8% = (14561.111111111111 - 13769.17114550787) / 13769.17114550787 × 100
- 14561.111111111111 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 13769.17114550787 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePitkin County, CO's average weekly wage was 5.7% 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
- +5.7 % = 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
notePitkin County, CO's covered employment was 1.5% 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
- -1.5 % = 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
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value rose 0.7% from $2,601,562 in July 2026 to $2,620,251 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (2620251.481157621 - 2601562.2958335825) / 2601562.2958335825 × 100
- 2620251.481157621 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 2601562.2958335825 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value of $2,620,251 ranks 1st of 62 Colorado counties, against a median of $450,011.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 Colorado counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePitkin County, CO's typical home value of +9.0% ranks 1st of 62 Colorado counties, against a median of +0.2%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 Colorado counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePitkin County, CO's price-to-rent ratio of 15.0 ranks 35th of 35 Colorado counties, against a median of 23.1.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
notePitkin County, CO's typical asking rent of $14,561 ranks 1st of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
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