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Typical Cost of a House in Putnam County, West Virginia

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The median home value in Putnam County is $223,300, measured over 2020–2024. That is 37.3% above the West Virginia median of $162,600. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$223,300

2020–2024, give or take $9,119

Against West Virginia

+37.3%

AboveWest Virginia $162,600

Against the U.S.

−32.9%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Putnam 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

$1,528a month

+21.8%West Virginia $1,255

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

Renting

$952a month

+9.2%West Virginia $872

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

Where Putnam 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. Putnam County is the 5th 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. Putnam County is at $223,300.

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 Putnam 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 $9,119 of the one shown.

Common questions

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

The median home value in Putnam County, West Virginia is $223,300, 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 Putnam County, West Virginia?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $223,300 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 Putnam County, West Virginia?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Putnam County, West Virginia pay a median of $1,528 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

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

Median gross rent in Putnam County, West Virginia is $952 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

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

Putnam County has the 5th highest median home value of the 55 counties in West Virginia with a published figure, 37.3% above 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.