McDowell County, NC: 16 findings, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for McDowell County, NC this run, against a typical home value of $257,025 in August 2026 and covered employment of 15,112 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMcDowell County, NC's typical home value is -2.4% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -2.3649852862666316 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMcDowell County, NC's average weekly wage is -2.0% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcDowell County, NC's typical asking rent is -1.8% 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 = -1.823842493092427 <= -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
watchMcDowell County, NC's covered employment is -0.8% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMcDowell County, NC's momentum index is -0.28, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.27562693167215563 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteMcDowell County, NC's average weekly wage was 2.0% 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
- -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
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical asking rent fell 1.8% from $1,421 in July 2026 to $1,395 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.8% = (1395.4166666666667 - 1421.3396634192845) / 1421.3396634192845 × 100
- 1395.4166666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1421.3396634192845 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteMcDowell County, NC's covered employment was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical home value fell 0.4% from $257,943 in July 2026 to $257,025 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (257024.90393112262 - 257943.0402415207) / 257943.0402415207 × 100
- 257024.90393112262 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 257943.0402415207 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteMcDowell County, NC's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 98th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina 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
noteMcDowell County, NC's typical home value of -2.4% ranks 96th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of +1.1%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMcDowell County, NC's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 3,041st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
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