Taos County, NM: 11 findings, 4 at a watch level and 7 noted

11 findings #

1. watchTaos County, NM's years of wages of 9.6 ranks 100th 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 96.76681907250163 >= 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

2. watchTaos County, NM's covered employment is -1.8% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.8 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. watchTaos County, NM's typical asking rent is -2.3% 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.
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   • test: rent.momPct = -2.339420531178884 <= -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

4. watchTaos County, NM's typical home value is -0.5% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -0.4803505329912804 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

5. noteTaos County, NM's average weekly wage was 3.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +3.5 % = 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

6. noteTaos County, NM's typical asking rent fell 2.3% from $2,042 in July 2026 to $1,994 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -2.3% = (1994.4444444444446 - 2042.220571792927) / 2042.220571792927 × 100
   • 1994.4444444444446 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
   • 2042.220571792927 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07

7. noteTaos County, NM's covered employment was 1.8% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -1.8 % = 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

8. noteTaos County, NM's typical home value fell 0.4% from $440,037 in July 2026 to $438,441 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -0.4% = (438440.50436185487 - 440037.2149279608) / 440037.2149279608 × 100
   • 438440.50436185487 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 440037.2149279608 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

9. noteTaos County, NM's typical home value of $438,441 ranks 3rd of 30 New Mexico counties, against a median of $223,584.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 30 New Mexico counties that published home.latest

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Taos County, NM is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • 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

11. noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Taos County, NM is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • 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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Trade balance (BEA/Census International Trade in Goods and Services), expected between 2026-10-02 and 2026-10-10.

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