Typical Cost of a House in West Virginia
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The median home value in West Virginia is $162,600, measured over 2020–2024. That is 51.1% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$162,600
2020–2024, give or take $1,346
Against the U.S. median
−51.1%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
51st highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in West Virginia
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,255a month
−36.1%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$872a month
−38.3%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where West Virginia sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in West Virginia
55 counties, each compared with the West Virginia median.
- Barbour County−18.9%$131,900
- Berkeley County+63.8%$266,300
- Boone County−42.7%$93,100
- Braxton County−27.5%$117,900
- Brooke County−13.0%$141,500
- Cabell County+1.1%$164,400
- Calhoun County−38.2%$100,500
- Clay County−32.9%$109,100
- Doddridge County−1.1%$160,800
- Fayette County−34.9%$105,800
- Gilmer County−48.5%$83,800
- Grant County+7.7%$175,100
- Greenbrier County−8.4%$149,000
- Hampshire County+34.8%$219,200
- Hancock County−19.6%$130,800
- Hardy County+2.3%$166,300
- Harrison County+2.2%$166,200
- Jackson County−3.3%$157,200
- Jefferson County+115.7%$350,800
- Kanawha County−9.4%$147,300
- Lewis County−6.6%$151,800
- Lincoln County−35.2%$105,300
- Logan County−36.4%$103,400
- Marion County+2.5%$166,700
- Marshall County−7.9%$149,800
- Mason County−26.0%$120,300
- McDowell County−69.2%$50,000
- Mercer County−25.2%$121,700
- Mineral County+10.9%$180,400
- Mingo County−44.3%$90,500
- Monongalia County+64.6%$267,700
- Monroe County−3.9%$156,300
- Morgan County+48.0%$240,600
- Nicholas County−25.2%$121,600
- Ohio County+2.1%$166,000
- Pendleton County+13.0%$183,800
- Pleasants County−7.1%$151,000
- Pocahontas County−6.3%$152,400
- Preston County+0.1%$162,800
- Putnam County+37.3%$223,300
- Raleigh County−7.2%$150,900
- Randolph County−10.9%$144,800
- Ritchie County−28.7%$115,900
- Roane County−24.9%$122,100
- Summers County−13.8%$140,100
- Taylor County−8.5%$148,800
- Tucker County−4.8%$154,800
- Tyler County−25.4%$121,300
- Upshur County+5.0%$170,800
- Wayne County−21.8%$127,100
- Webster County−53.2%$76,100
- Wetzel County−33.6%$107,900
- Wirt County−28.8%$115,800
- Wood County−2.5%$158,500
- Wyoming County−49.0%$82,900
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in West Virginia. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,346 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in West Virginia?
- The median home value in West Virginia is $162,600, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in West Virginia?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $162,600 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in West Virginia?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in West Virginia pay a median of $1,255 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in West Virginia?
- Median gross rent in West Virginia is $872 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in West Virginia expensive compared with other places?
- West Virginia has the 51st highest median home value of 51 states, 51.1% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700