Wirt County, WV: 11 findings, 4 at a watch level and 7 noted

11 findings #

1. watchWirt County, WV's typical home value is -3.0% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -3.0030538406052836 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

2. watchWirt County, WV's momentum index is -0.43, 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.
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   • test: momentum = -0.43442150809979435 <= -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

3. watchWirt County, WV's typical home value is -1.1% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical home value at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI 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: home.momPct = -1.1269455124282208 <= -1
   • month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

   arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

4. watchWirt County, WV's years of wages of 2.8 scores 15 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 50 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 35 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 35 = |15 across US counties - 50 across West Virginia counties|
   • 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

5. noteWirt County, WV's typical home value fell 1.1% from $116,951 in July 2026 to $115,633 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -1.1% = (115633.11021242797 - 116951.08521904005) / 116951.08521904005 × 100
   • 115633.11021242797 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 116951.08521904005 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

6. noteWirt County, WV's momentum index of -0.43 ranks 3,158th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 2 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

7. noteWirt County, WV's momentum index of -0.43 ranks 53rd of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of 0.13.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 4 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

8. noteWirt County, WV's typical home value of $115,633 ranks 2,894th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest

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

9. noteWirt County, WV's typical home value of -3.0% ranks 52nd of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of +3.3%.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published home.yoyPct

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

10. noteWirt County, WV's typical home value of -3.0% ranks 2,839th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct

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

11. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Wirt County, WV is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

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