Tricounty Quality of Place
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1. Median Household Income Growth by County
Median household income has grown across the region over the last five years.
2. Median Household Income Growth by City/Town
3. Scale of Income Growth ($) by Jurisdiction
The scale of growth in median household income varies across the region. Counties are grouped together, cities/towns are grouped together, each sorted alphabetically A-Z, with a line visually separating the two groups.
4. Households by Income Level Over Time
The increase in median household income corresponds to changes in the number of households at different income levels. Tricounty totals are shown by default; use the dropdown to select a specific county, city, or town (listed alphabetically regardless of type).
5. Top 5 Industries for Employment
As of 2024, the top 5 industries for employment for civilian individuals in the region were Educational services, and health care and social assistance, Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, Retail trade, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services.
6. Top 5 Industries by Growth
The top 5 industries by growth are:
Housing
1. New Housing Units and New Households, 2019-2024
The growth in housing units has been commensurate with the growth in population but varied across the region. New households are approximated using the change in occupied housing units (Census does not report a separate “new households” count). Tricounty Region sits at the top, followed by Counties, then Cities/Towns at the bottom, each sorted A-Z, with lines separating the three groups.
2. Housing Units by Structure Type Over Time
Nearly all of the growth in new housing units is in one-unit, detached. Tricounty totals are shown by default; use the dropdown to select a specific county or place.
3. Median Listing Price for Homes
While median listing prices have flattened since the post-pandemic period, the listing prices remain well above 2019 levels.
4. Residential Permit Values
Permit values indicate there is little reason to believe that housing prices should be expected to fall dramatically as permit values in 2024 and 2025 remain high.
5. Home-Price-to-Income Ratio
Home-price-to-income ratios continue to exceed 5x in most areas of the region, indicating continued affordability challenges. For each county and year, the median monthly listing price is averaged across that year’s months, then divided by that county’s median household income for the same year.
6. Occupied Units Paying Rent, by Monthly Rent
Rent prices are also rising. Tricounty totals are shown by default; use the dropdown to select a specific county or place.
Education
All figures below are placeholders pending district and school-level data.