Jasper County, IA: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted

8 findings fired for Jasper County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $232,890 in August 2026 and covered employment of 10,832 in 2026 Q1.

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currentretrieved 2026-10-06

watchJasper County, IA's typical asking rent of $968 scores 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across Iowa counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.
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- 33 = |7 across US counties - 39 across Iowa counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJasper County, IA's typical home value of $232,890 ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of $302,241.
Period 2026-08.
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- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published home.latest
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noteJasper County, IA's momentum index of 0.82 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of 0.34.
Period 2026-08.
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- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro 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%)
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noteJasper County, IA's momentum index of 0.82 ranks 73rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.
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- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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%)
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noteJasper County, IA's momentum index of 0.82 ranks 4th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 0.24.
Period 2026-08.
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- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa 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
noteJasper County, IA's typical asking rent of $968 ranks 1,308th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.
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- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published rent.latest
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noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Jasper County, IA is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Jasper County, IA is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

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