Salem County, NJ: 17 findings, 4 at a watch level and 13 noted
17 findings fired for Salem County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $301,049 in August 2026 and covered employment of 22,302 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent is -1.1% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, 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: rent.momPct = -1.0799944025294592 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,713 scores 67 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 67 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 67 = |67 across US counties - 0 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSalem County, NJ's typical home value of $301,049 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 65 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 65 = |70 across US counties - 5 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSalem County, NJ's years of wages of 4.0 scores 45 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |45 across US counties - 5 across New Jersey counties|
- 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
noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent fell 1.1% from $1,731 in July 2026 to $1,713 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.1% = (1712.5 - 1731.1968288483295) / 1731.1968288483295 × 100
- 1712.5 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1731.1968288483295 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteSalem County, NJ's typical home value rose 0.3% from $300,035 in July 2026 to $301,049 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (301049.3202987394 - 300034.63805558864) / 300034.63805558864 × 100
- 301049.3202987394 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 300034.63805558864 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteSalem County, NJ's momentum index of 0.59 ranks 1st of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey 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
noteSalem County, NJ's momentum index of 0.59 ranks 1st of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of 0.28.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,713 ranks 21st of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of $2,286.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSalem County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,713 ranks 11th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of $2,009.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSalem County, NJ's typical home value of $301,049 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of $588,036.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSalem County, NJ's price-to-rent ratio of 14.6 ranks 20th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 17.5.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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