McDonough County, IL: 19 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 15 noted
19 findings fired for McDonough County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $101,326 in August 2026 and covered employment of 9,545 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to McDonough County, IL.
12 findings #
alertMcDonough County, IL's covered employment is -4.7% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.7 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcDonough County, IL's typical asking rent is -7.5% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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.momPct = -7.483602340047874 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcDonough County, IL's covered employment is -4.7% 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 = -4.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMcDonough County, IL's typical asking rent fell 7.5% from $900 in July 2026 to $833 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -7.5% = (832.5277777777777 - 899.8705081857686) / 899.8705081857686 × 100
- 832.5277777777777 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 899.8705081857686 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteMcDonough County, IL's covered employment was 4.7% 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
- -4.7 % = 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical home value rose 0.8% from $100,561 in July 2026 to $101,326 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (101325.55544661112 - 100560.50252945624) / 100560.50252945624 × 100
- 101325.55544661112 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 100560.50252945624 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteMcDonough County, IL's average weekly wage was 0.4% 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
- +0.4 % = 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 10.1 ranks 1,371st of 1,399 US counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical asking rent of $833 ranks 1,368th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical home value of $101,326 ranks 2,977th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's years of wages of 2.0 ranks 2,927th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.3.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's momentum index of -0.24 ranks 97th of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of 0.19.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois 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
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