Cassia County, ID
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 42.28, -113.63.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 79th pct · 640th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 21st pct · 34th of 43 Idaho counties · median $396,924
- 73rd pct · 802nd of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 85th pct · 7th of 43 Idaho counties · median +2.9%
- 30th pct · 969th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 20th pct · 17th of 21 Idaho counties · median $1,659
- 59th pct · 1,298th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 72nd pct · 13th of 44 Idaho counties · median 4,800
- 43rd pct · 1,802nd of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 43rd pct · 25th of 44 Idaho counties · median $1,026
- 85th pct · 455th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 21st pct · 34th of 43 Idaho counties · median 7.6
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $350,010 (Aug 2026), +5.2% over one year, +29.4% over five
- 79th pct · 640th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 21st pct · 34th of 43 Idaho counties · median $396,924
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cassia County, ID | $350,010 · +5.2% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,300/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 22.4
- 30th pct · 969th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 20th pct · 17th of 21 Idaho counties · median $1,659
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cassia County, ID | $1,300/mo · n/a 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,916 a month on $350,010 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,390 a month: 43.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $350,010 × 80% = $280,008, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,916/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,013 × 52 / 12 = $4,390) = 44% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $350,010 / ($1,013 × 52) = 6.6
- price-to-rent = $350,010 / ($1,300 × 12) = 22.4
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
12,298 jobs at 1,139 employers (2026 Q1); +2.7% jobs and +4.6% average weekly wage over the year
- 59th pct · 1,298th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 72nd pct · 13th of 44 Idaho counties · median 4,800
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cassia County, ID | 12,298 jobs · $1,013/wk · +2.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 1,859 | $923 | 20.93 | +12.9% |
| Manufacturing | 1,681 | $1,245 | 1.70 | +14.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,355 | $1,046 | 0.73 | +3.8% |
| Retail trade | 1,312 | $748 | 1.09 | -5.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 885 | $334 | 0.80 | +1.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 882 | $1,412 | 1.70 | +0.1% |
| Construction | 693 | $1,008 | 1.07 | -6.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 539 | $1,437 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| Administrative and waste services | 384 | $1,071 | 0.55 | -16.9% |
| Finance and insurance | 275 | $1,606 | 0.55 | +7.4% |
| Professional and technical services | 211 | $1,170 | 0.25 | -2.3% |
| Other services | 209 | $724 | 0.57 | +3.5% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D3 extreme drought
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
high (0.75)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.75 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$819.7 m in deposits at 10 offices of 7 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 2,784, highly concentrated. $131.7 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $120.2 m, grants $10.7 m), $10,711 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| D. L. Evans Bank | $384.0 m · 46.8% share · 3 offices | |
| First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls | $134.5 m · 16.4% share · 2 offices | |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $99.3 m · 12.1% share · 1 office | |
| Cassia, ID | $131.7 m FY2026 · $10,711/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $108.6 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. L. Evans Bank | $384,003,000 | 46.8% | 3 |
| First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls | $134,524,000 | 16.4% | 2 |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $99,257,000 | 12.1% | 1 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $70,753,000 | 8.6% | 1 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $61,152,000 | 7.5% | 1 |
| KeyBank National Association | $50,794,000 | 6.2% | 1 |
| The Bank of Commerce | $19,254,000 | 2.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 2,784 across 7 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 7 banks with deposits in the county = 46.8² + 16.4² + 12.1² + … (4 more) = 2,784
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $100,135,299 |
| Department of Agriculture | $10,766,861 |
| Department of Transportation | $10,371,936 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $8,049,400 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $941,281 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $444,922 |
| Department of the Interior | $329,816 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $306,770 |
| Department of Education | $242,725 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $119,471 |
| Department of Justice | $16,250 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $10,711 per covered job, against 12,298 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $131.7 m / 12,298 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $10,711
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Cassia County, ID: 11 findings, 4 at a watch level and 7 noted
watchCassia County, ID's typical asking rent rose 3.6% from $1,254 in July 2026 to $1,300 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +3.6% = (1300 - 1254.4420046192452) / 1254.4420046192452 × 100
- 1300 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1254.4420046192452 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
watchCassia County, ID's years of wages of 6.6 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Idaho counties, a gap of 64 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 64 = |85 across US counties - 21 across Idaho 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
watchCassia County, ID's typical home value of $350,010 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Idaho counties, a gap of 58 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 58 = |79 across US counties - 21 across Idaho counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCassia County, ID's price-to-rent ratio of 22.4 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 45 across Idaho counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |85 across US counties - 45 across Idaho 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
noteCassia County, ID's average weekly wage was 4.6% 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
- +4.6 % = 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
Read all 11 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.