Passaic County, NJ: 17 findings, 6 at a watch level and 11 noted
17 findings fired for Passaic County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $599,502 in August 2026 and covered employment of 172,628 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
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watchPassaic County, NJ's years of wages of 8.8 ranks 144th 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 = 95.32984977139125 >= 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
watchPassaic County, NJ's covered employment is -1.0% 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 = -1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPassaic County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,306 scores 85 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 55 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 55 = |85 across US counties - 30 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchPassaic County, NJ's covered employment of 172,628 scores 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 40 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 54 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 54 = |94 across US counties - 40 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchPassaic County, NJ's typical asking rent of $2,230 scores 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 40 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 51 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 51 = |91 across US counties - 40 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchPassaic County, NJ's typical home value of $599,502 scores 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 55 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |96 across US counties - 55 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePassaic County, NJ's average weekly wage was 3.1% 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
- +3.1 % = 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
notePassaic County, NJ's covered employment was 1.0% 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
- -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
notePassaic County, NJ's typical asking rent fell 0.3% from $2,238 in July 2026 to $2,230 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (2230.1241127651388 - 2237.885069831362) / 2237.885069831362 × 100
- 2230.1241127651388 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2237.885069831362 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePassaic County, NJ's typical home value rose 0.3% from $597,491 in July 2026 to $599,502 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (599502.4347088552 - 597490.9333139346) / 597490.9333139346 × 100
- 599502.4347088552 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 597490.9333139346 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePassaic County, NJ's typical home value of $599,502 ranks 113th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
notePassaic County, NJ's typical asking rent of $2,230 ranks 21st of 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, against a median of $2,832.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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