Buchanan County, VA: 19 findings, 2 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 13 noted
19 findings fired for Buchanan County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $80,245 in August 2026 and covered employment of 5,462 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Buchanan County, VA.
12 findings #
alertBuchanan County, VA's covered employment is -7.1% 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 = -7.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
alertBuchanan County, VA's typical home value is -5.8% against a year earlier, an alert level here: typical home value at least 5 percent below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -5.782446713858133 <= -5
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBuchanan County, VA's covered employment is -7.1% 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 = -7.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBuchanan County, VA's typical home value is -5.8% 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 = -5.782446713858133 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchBuchanan County, VA's average weekly wage is -0.6% 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 = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBuchanan County, VA's momentum index is -0.59, 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 = -0.5864392957832282 <= -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
noteBuchanan County, VA's covered employment was 7.1% 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
- -7.1 % = 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
noteBuchanan County, VA's average weekly wage was 0.6% 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
- -0.6 % = 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
noteBuchanan County, VA's typical home value of $80,245 ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $307,999.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBuchanan County, VA's typical home value of -5.8% ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBuchanan County, VA's momentum index of -0.59 ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 0.26.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia 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
noteBuchanan County, VA's years of wages of 1.3 ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 5.4.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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