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State housing market

West Virginia housing market

The latest West Virginia home prices, inventory, and days-on-market — with month-over-month and year-over-year trends and how it stacks up nationally. The typical West Virginia home is 51.7% lower than the U.S. typical value of $370K.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$179K

May 2026

Sale price

$265K

May 2026

Days on market

50 days

May 2026

Inventory

4,189

May 2026

Months supply

3

May 2026

Homes sold

1,262

May 2026

Sale-to-list

97.7%

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $178,719 — +0.2% month over month, +2.2% year over year.
  • ·Median sale price is $265,200 — +2.8% month over month, +8.0% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 50 days — -16.7% month over month, +4.2% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 4,189 — +3.1% month over month, -6.2% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
West Virginia Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$179K
Median sale priceMay 2025May 2026
West Virginia Median sale price — trailing 13 months$265K
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
West Virginia Median days on market — trailing 13 months50 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
West Virginia Homes for sale — trailing 13 months4,189

Metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areaTypical home value
Charleston, WV$149K

Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.