Columbia County, NY: 13 findings, 5 at a watch level and 8 noted
13 findings fired for Columbia County, NY this run, against a typical home value of $491,479 in August 2026 and covered employment of 20,020 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Columbia County, NY.
12 findings #
watchColumbia County, NY's years of wages of 8.5 ranks 181st 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 = 94.12148922273023 >= 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
watchColumbia County, NY's covered employment is -1.3% 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 = -1.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchColumbia County, NY's typical asking rent is -1.4% 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 = -1.4471476761245248 <= -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
watchColumbia County, NY's average weekly wage of $1,118 scores 66 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 20 across New York counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |66 across US counties - 20 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchColumbia County, NY's covered employment of 20,020 scores 71 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 33 across New York counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |71 across US counties - 33 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteColumbia County, NY's typical asking rent fell 1.4% from $2,318 in July 2026 to $2,284 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.4% = (2284.4166666666665 - 2317.960985197424) / 2317.960985197424 × 100
- 2284.4166666666665 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2317.960985197424 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteColumbia County, NY's covered employment was 1.3% 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
- -1.3 % = 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
noteColumbia County, NY's average weekly wage was 1.0% 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 % = 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
noteColumbia County, NY's typical home value rose 0.4% from $489,673 in July 2026 to $491,479 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (491479.10154519224 - 489672.9515204427) / 489672.9515204427 × 100
- 491479.10154519224 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 489672.9515204427 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteColumbia County, NY's typical home value of $491,479 ranks 216th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 93 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
noteColumbia County, NY's typical asking rent of $2,284 ranks 120th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 91 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Columbia County, NY 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
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