Lee County, IA: 14 findings, 1 at a watch level and 13 noted
14 findings fired for Lee County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $125,776 in August 2026 and covered employment of 14,163 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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watchLee County, IA's typical asking rent rose 5.2% from $653 in July 2026 to $688 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +5.2% = (687.5 - 653.4737975477885) / 653.4737975477885 × 100
- 687.5 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 653.4737975477885 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteLee County, IA's average weekly wage was 5.1% 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
- +5.1 % = 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
noteLee County, IA's covered employment was 4.4% 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
- +4.4 % = 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
noteLee County, IA's typical asking rent of $688 ranks 1,395th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteLee County, IA's years of wages of 2.0 ranks 98th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 3.5.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa 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
noteLee County, IA's typical home value of $125,776 ranks 97th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of $194,976.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLee County, IA's years of wages of 2.0 ranks 2,929th 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
noteLee County, IA's covered employment of +4.4% ranks 6th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of -0.7%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLee County, IA's momentum index of 0.67 ranks 238th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 93 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLee County, IA's covered employment of +4.4% ranks 251st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLee County, IA's typical home value of $125,776 ranks 2,820th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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
noteLee County, IA's momentum index of 0.67 ranks 9th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 0.24.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 92 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
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