Worcester County, MD: 11 findings, 4 at a watch level and 7 noted
11 findings fired for Worcester County, MD this run, against a typical home value of $422,936 in August 2026 and covered employment of 23,461 in 2026 Q1.
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11 findings #
watchWorcester County, MD's years of wages of 8.7 ranks 153rd 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 = 95.03592423252776 >= 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
watchWorcester County, MD's typical home value is -1.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -1.1311596358781313 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchWorcester County, MD's covered employment of 23,461 scores 74 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 35 across Maryland counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |74 across US counties - 35 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchWorcester County, MD's typical home value of $422,936 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 52 across Maryland counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |88 across US counties - 52 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWorcester County, MD's average weekly wage was 3.4% 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
- +3.4 % = 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
noteWorcester County, MD's covered employment was 0.2% 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
- +0.2 % = 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
noteWorcester County, MD's average weekly wage of $932 ranks 24th of 24 Maryland counties, against a median of $1,216.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 24 Maryland counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWorcester County, MD's typical home value of -1.1% ranks 22nd of 24 Maryland counties, against a median of +1.0%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 24 Maryland counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Worcester County, MD is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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 Worcester County, MD is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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 Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Worcester County, MD is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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