Mason County, WV: 16 findings, 1 at a watch level and 15 noted
16 findings fired for Mason County, WV this run, against a typical home value of $165,897 in August 2026 and covered employment of 7,603 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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watchMason County, WV's typical home value of $165,897 scores 22 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |22 across US counties - 63 across West Virginia counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMason County, WV's average weekly wage was 19.3% 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
- +19.3 % = 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
noteMason County, WV's covered employment was 15.6% 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
- +15.6 % = 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
noteMason County, WV's typical home value rose 0.7% from $164,777 in July 2026 to $165,897 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (165897.31901816107 - 164776.93661225433) / 164776.93661225433 × 100
- 165897.31901816107 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 164776.93661225433 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Mason County, WV could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
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- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteMason County, WV's average weekly wage of $1,479 ranks 1st of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of $1,076.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMason County, WV's covered employment of +15.6% ranks 1st of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
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noteMason County, WV's covered employment of +15.6% ranks 22nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
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noteMason County, WV's momentum index of 0.88 ranks 42nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 99 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
noteMason County, WV's momentum index of 0.88 ranks 2nd of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of 0.13.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West 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
noteMason County, WV's years of wages of 2.2 ranks 2,891st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.3.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US 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
noteMason County, WV's average weekly wage of $1,479 ranks 257th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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