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Typical Cost of a House in Kanawha County, West Virginia

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The median home value in Kanawha County is $147,300, measured over 2020–2024. That is 9.4% below the West Virginia median of $162,600. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$147,300

2020–2024, give or take $4,303

Against West Virginia

−9.4%

BelowWest Virginia $162,600

Against the U.S.

−55.7%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Kanawha County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with West Virginia as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$1,216a month

−3.1%West Virginia $1,255

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$906a month

+3.9%West Virginia $872

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Kanawha County sits among West Virginia's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Kanawha County is the 29th highest of 55.

Across 55 counties in West Virginia the median home value ranged from $50,000 to $350,800. The typical band runs from $116,900 to $165,200, with a median of $148,800. Kanawha County is at $147,300.

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 Kanawha County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, 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. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $4,303 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Kanawha County, West Virginia?

The median home value in Kanawha County, West Virginia is $147,300, 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 Kanawha County, West Virginia?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $147,300 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 Kanawha County, West Virginia?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Kanawha County, West Virginia pay a median of $1,216 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Kanawha County, West Virginia?

Median gross rent in Kanawha County, West Virginia is $906 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Kanawha County, West Virginia expensive compared with other places?

Kanawha County has the 29th highest median home value of the 55 counties in West Virginia with a published figure, 9.4% below the West Virginia median of $162,600.

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 Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in West Virginia

The percentage compares each county with the West Virginia median.