Orange County, NC: 18 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 13 noted
18 findings fired for Orange County, NC this run, against a typical home value of $503,800 in August 2026 and covered employment of 76,788 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Orange County, NC.
12 findings #
alertOrange County, NC's covered employment is -3.4% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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.emp = -3.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchOrange County, NC's price-to-rent ratio of 26.0 ranks 64th of 1,399 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 95.49356223175965 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchOrange County, NC's covered employment is -3.4% 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 = -3.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchOrange County, NC's typical home value is -1.7% 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 = -1.737810814760986 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchOrange County, NC's price-to-rent ratio is 26.0, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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: priceToRent = 25.999384028676737 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteOrange County, NC's average weekly wage was 4.0% 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
- +4 % = 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
noteOrange County, NC's covered employment was 3.4% 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
- -3.4 % = 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
noteOrange County, NC's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $1,609 in July 2026 to $1,615 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (1614.782398625095 - 1609.340727507946) / 1609.340727507946 × 100
- 1614.782398625095 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1609.340727507946 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteOrange County, NC's average weekly wage of $1,578 ranks 4th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of $984.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, NC's typical home value of $503,800 ranks 5th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of $273,108.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, NC's covered employment of -3.4% ranks 95th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of +0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrange County, NC's average weekly wage of $1,578 ranks 184th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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