Martinsville city, VA: 24 findings, 5 at a watch level and 19 noted
24 findings fired for Martinsville city, VA this run, against a typical home value of $110,964 in August 2026 and covered employment of 8,633 in 2026 Q1. 12 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMartinsville city, VA's typical home value is -4.7% 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 = -4.694098002532178 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchMartinsville city, VA's average weekly wage is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMartinsville city, VA's covered employment is -2.2% 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 = -2.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMartinsville city, VA's momentum index is -0.58, 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 = -0.5764583608736847 <= -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
watchMartinsville city, VA's typical asking rent is -1.1% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: rent.momPct = -1.1102532753249266 <= -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
noteMartinsville city, VA's average weekly wage was 3.1% 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
- -3.1 % = 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
noteMartinsville city, VA's covered employment was 2.2% 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
- -2.2 % = 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
noteMartinsville city, VA's typical asking rent fell 1.1% from $951 in July 2026 to $941 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.1% = (940.8333333333334 - 951.3962412632771) / 951.3962412632771 × 100
- 940.8333333333334 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 951.3962412632771 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteMartinsville city, VA's typical home value fell 0.4% from $111,416 in July 2026 to $110,964 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (110963.9219180148 - 111416.36932729428) / 111416.36932729428 × 100
- 110963.9219180148 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 111416.36932729428 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteMartinsville city, VA's momentum index of -0.58 ranks 3,199th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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
noteMartinsville city, VA's typical home value of $110,964 ranks 132nd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $307,999.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteMartinsville city, VA's momentum index of -0.58 ranks 132nd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 0.26.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
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