Bristol city, VA: 17 findings, 2 at a watch level and 15 noted
17 findings fired for Bristol city, VA this run, against a typical home value of $178,521 in August 2026 and covered employment of 11,048 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchBristol city, VA's typical home value is -2.8% 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 = -2.7998556142104514 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchBristol city, VA's typical asking rent is -1.6% 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 = -1.5811546158966245 <= -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
noteBristol city, VA's covered employment was 3.0% 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
- +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
noteBristol city, VA's typical asking rent fell 1.6% from $1,451 in July 2026 to $1,428 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.6% = (1427.6666666666667 - 1450.6029420431137) / 1450.6029420431137 × 100
- 1427.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1450.6029420431137 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteBristol city, VA's average weekly wage was 1.5% 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
- +1.5 % = 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
noteBristol city, VA's typical home value fell 0.4% from $179,181 in July 2026 to $178,521 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (178520.82918297258 - 179180.94022089857) / 179180.94022089857 × 100
- 178520.82918297258 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 179180.94022089857 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteBristol city, VA's typical home value of -2.8% ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of +2.5%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBristol city, VA's average weekly wage of $901 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of $1,002.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBristol city, VA's covered employment of +3.0% ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBristol city, VA's momentum index of 0.33 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of 0.04.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol 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
noteBristol city, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 10.4 ranks 1,363rd of 1,399 US counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteBristol city, VA's typical home value of -2.8% ranks 129th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
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