Phelps County, MO: 11 findings, 2 at a watch level and 9 noted
11 findings fired for Phelps County, MO this run, against a typical home value of $235,144 in August 2026 and covered employment of 19,853 in 2026 Q1.
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11 findings #
watchPhelps County, MO's price-to-rent ratio of 24.4 ranks 108th of 1,399 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 92.34620886981402 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchPhelps County, MO's average weekly wage of $1,033 scores 48 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 86 across Missouri counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |48 across US counties - 86 across Missouri counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePhelps County, MO's average weekly wage was 5.2% 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
- +5.2 % = 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
notePhelps County, MO's covered employment was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
notePhelps County, MO's typical asking rent rose 0.9% from $796 in July 2026 to $803 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.9% = (803.2182692307692 - 796.4263988052347) / 796.4263988052347 × 100
- 803.2182692307692 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 796.4263988052347 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePhelps County, MO's typical home value rose 0.5% from $234,061 in July 2026 to $235,144 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (235144.3023072734 - 234061.27325742165) / 234061.27325742165 × 100
- 235144.3023072734 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 234061.27325742165 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePhelps County, MO's typical asking rent of $803 ranks 1,378th 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
notePhelps County, MO's typical asking rent of $803 ranks 34th of 35 Missouri counties, against a median of $1,231.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 35 Missouri counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePhelps County, MO's momentum index of 0.67 ranks 241st 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Phelps County, MO 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 Phelps County, MO 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
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