Franklin County, VA: 17 findings, 4 at a watch level and 13 noted

12 findings #

1. watchFranklin County, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.5 ranks 106th 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.
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   • test: priceToRent percentile = 92.4892703862661 >= 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

2. watchFranklin County, VA's typical asking rent is -3.1% 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.
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   • test: rent.momPct = -3.0656581952031123 <= -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

3. watchFranklin County, VA's years of wages of 7.4 ranks 292nd 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 90.49640757674723 >= 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

4. watchFranklin County, VA's typical asking rent fell 3.1% from $1,285 in July 2026 to $1,245 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -3.1% = (1245.4444444444443 - 1284.8330336347447) / 1284.8330336347447 × 100
   • 1245.4444444444443 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
   • 1284.8330336347447 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07

5. noteFranklin County, VA's average weekly wage was 4.2% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +4.2 % = 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

6. noteFranklin County, VA's covered employment was 2.0% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +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

7. noteFranklin County, VA's typical home value rose 0.5% from $364,160 in July 2026 to $365,972 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • +0.5% = (365971.50849900226 - 364160.32418246847) / 364160.32418246847 × 100
   • 365971.50849900226 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 364160.32418246847 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

8. noteFranklin County, VA's typical home value of $365,972 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Roanoke metro, against a median of $303,776.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Roanoke metro that published home.latest

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

9. noteFranklin County, VA's average weekly wage of $957 ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Roanoke metro, against a median of $1,232.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Roanoke metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteFranklin County, VA's covered employment of +2.0% ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Roanoke metro, against a median of +0.2%.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Roanoke metro that published jobs.yoy.emp

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

11. noteFranklin County, VA's momentum index of 0.58 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Roanoke metro, against a median of 0.30.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Roanoke metro 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

12. noteFranklin County, VA's typical asking rent of $1,245 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Roanoke metro, against a median of $1,561.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Roanoke metro that published rent.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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