Polk County, TX: 12 findings, 3 at a watch level and 9 noted
12 findings fired for Polk County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $179,466 in August 2026 and covered employment of 13,164 in 2026 Q1.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Polk County, TX.
12 findings #
watchPolk County, TX's typical home value is -3.9% 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 = -3.9014926153096505 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchPolk County, TX's typical asking rent is -2.9% 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 = -2.857064113666989 <= -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
watchPolk County, TX's covered employment is -0.3% 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 = -0.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
notePolk County, TX's average weekly wage was 6.5% 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
- +6.5 % = 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
notePolk County, TX's typical asking rent fell 2.9% from $1,552 in July 2026 to $1,508 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -2.9% = (1507.9166666666667 - 1552.265898604383) / 1552.265898604383 × 100
- 1507.9166666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1552.265898604383 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePolk County, TX's typical home value fell 0.6% from $180,587 in July 2026 to $179,466 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.6% = (179465.57443562188 - 180586.85430641894) / 180586.85430641894 × 100
- 179465.57443562188 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 180586.85430641894 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePolk County, TX's covered employment was 0.3% 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
- -0.3 % = 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
notePolk County, TX's price-to-rent ratio of 9.9 ranks 1,374th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US 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
notePolk County, TX's price-to-rent ratio of 9.9 ranks 102nd of 106 Texas counties, against a median of 15.8.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 106 Texas 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
notePolk County, TX's typical home value of -3.9% ranks 2,883rd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Polk County, TX is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Polk County, TX is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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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