West Virginia · 479 scored ZIPs · September 2026

West Virginia: neither side has the edge.

Fair conditions for both sides. That is the population-weighted reading across 479 scored ZIPs in West Virginia. Typical home value $193K, +2.6% over 12 months on average; listings take 62 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Redfin, May 2026

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West Virginia479 scored ZIPs

Balanced+6

Typical value$193K+2.6% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026

Days on market62 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com

Listings with a price cut19%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com

Typical rent—Too few ZIPs here report a Zillow rent

Active listings4,380Across 409 ZIPs · Realtor.com

Sale-to-list96.5%21% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026

HavenScore58of 100

Average of 479 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50

Affordability70

Growth46

Risk53

Momentum60

Livability49

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

On the map

479 scored ZIPs in West Virginia, colored by market balance.

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BuyersEvenSellers

One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.

Market report

What the latest figures say about West Virginia.

Market report · home values through August 2026, listings through September 2026 · By the HavenScore Editorial Team

Illustration of frame houses with porches stacked along narrow wooded hollows in a light shower

In West Virginia, typical home values rose by an average of 2.6% over the year to August 2026, weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).

Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.

The average typical home value in West Virginia was $193K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).

In September 2026, the average HavenScore balance in West Virginia was +6, in our Balanced band, weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs.

The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.

How fast homes are selling

The ZIP-level median time on market in West Virginia averaged 62 days in September 2026, weighted by population across the 406 of its 479 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 60 days (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).

Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.

In West Virginia, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 19% in September 2026, weighted by population across the 403 of its 479 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).

Summed across the 409 ZIPs in West Virginia that report them, active listings came to 4,380 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.

How to read these figures

Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.

Market cycle

Where each city sits: price momentum against buyer-seller pressure.

20 of 31 West Virginia cities read Accelerating — prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.

Buyer's market
Leaning buyer
Balanced
Leaning seller
Seller's market
Named city (ink ring)

Cooling3 cities
Prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.
Morgantown, Princeton, Spencer
Accelerating20 cities
Prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
Charleston, Huntington, Danville and 17 more
Softening0 cities
Prices down over the year with the market leaning toward buyers.
No city reads Softening now.
Firming8 cities
Prices still down over the year, but the market now leans toward sellers.
Amherstdale, Crawley, Delbarton and 5 more

Each dot is a city with three or more scored ZIPs, placed by its population-weighted balance (right leans toward sellers) and its trailing-year price change (up is rising, Zillow ZHVI). Axes fit this state’s own spread and always include zero. Pressure tends to turn before prices do, which is what Cooling and Firming name.

Every city in the chart

City	Read	Prices, trailing year	Balance	ZIPs
Amherstdale	Firming	−1.2%	+18	4
Buckhannon	Accelerating	+3.6%	+1	3
Charleston	Accelerating	+1.9%	+3	9
Craigsville	Accelerating	+3.0%	+15	3
Crawley	Firming	−0.1%	+26	4
Danville	Accelerating	+3.5%	+25	4
Delbarton	Firming	−0.5%	+1	4
Flatwoods	Accelerating	+2.7%	+31	3
Gassaway	Firming	−2.1%	+9	3
Grantsville	Accelerating	+9.7%	+25	3
Hinton	Accelerating	+3.9%	+8	4
Huntington	Accelerating	+4.1%	+3	5
Lerona	Accelerating	+4.9%	+35	3
Lewisburg	Accelerating	+5.8%	+20	3
Marlinton	Accelerating	+5.3%	+7	3
Martinsburg	Accelerating	+3.6%	+15	4
Maysville	Accelerating	+4.3%	+26	3
Meadow Bridge	Accelerating	+7.3%	+24	4
Montgomery	Accelerating	+0.4%	+8	3
Morgantown	Cooling	+3.1%	−9	3
Mullens	Firming	−4.1%	+14	3
Newton	Accelerating	+8.3%	+12	4
Princeton	Cooling	+2.1%	−12	3
Ravenswood	Accelerating	+5.2%	+19	4
Richwood	Firming	−8.8%	+7	3
Rock Cave	Accelerating	+1.2%	+17	3
Romney	Accelerating	+3.3%	+21	3
Rowlesburg	Accelerating	+6.6%	+51	3
Seth	Firming	−2.8%	+11	3
Spencer	Cooling	+5.7%	−2	3
Yawkey	Firming	−7.5%	+13	3

Top ZIPs

The ten highest HavenScores among ZIPs with 5,000+ residents.

Rank	Market balance	ZIP	HavenScore	Typical value
1	+3, balanced	26525Bruceton Mills, WV	68	$80K
2	−8, balanced	25530Kenova, WV	66	$133K
3	+41, seller's market	25560Scott Depot, WV	66	$306K
4	−2, balanced	25705Huntington, WV	66	$178K
5	−5, balanced	25302Charleston, WV	65	$110K
6	−12, leaning buyer	25304Charleston, WV	65	$213K
7	+13, leaning seller	26753Ridgeley, WV	65	$212K
8	0, balanced	25314Charleston, WV	64	$264K
9	−9, balanced	26554Pleasant Valley, WV	64	$192K
10	+20, leaning seller	26704Augusta, WV	64	$272K

The score only ranks ZIPs with 5,000+ residents — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. National leaderboards → Every scored ZIP in West Virginia, by county →

Cities

31 cities with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.

Rank	City		HavenScore
1	Princeton	−12	55
2	Morgantown	−9	54
3	Spencer	−2	58
4	Buckhannon	+1	55
5	Delbarton	+1	55
6	Charleston	+3	60
7	Huntington	+3	63
8	Richwood	+7	53
9	Marlinton	+7	47
10	Hinton	+8	53
11	Montgomery	+8	58
12	Gassaway	+9	44

The other 19 cities, A to Z

City		HavenScore
Amherstdale	+18	54
Craigsville	+15	45
Crawley	+26	42
Danville	+25	57
Flatwoods	+31	50
Grantsville	+25	61
Lerona	+35	56
Lewisburg	+20	50
Martinsburg	+15	57
Maysville	+26	60
Meadow Bridge	+24	60
Mullens	+14	58
Newton	+12	59
Ravenswood	+19	49
Rock Cave	+17	54
Romney	+21	55
Rowlesburg	+51	61
Seth	+11	51
Yawkey	+13	43

Balance and HavenScore, 0–100, are population-weighted averages of each city’s scored ZIPs. All cities, every state →

Counties

52 counties with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.

Rank	County		HavenScore
1	Brooke County	−25	53
2	McDowell County	−23	60
3	Ohio County	−22	56
4	Marshall County	−19	54
5	Mercer County	−14	57
6	Raleigh County	−13	59
7	Randolph County	−10	59
8	Hancock County	−7	59
9	Monongalia County	−7	55
10	Wood County	−6	59
11	Webster County	−5	50
12	Lewis County	−4	62

The other 40 counties, A to Z

County		HavenScore
Barbour County	+5	58
Berkeley County	+15	59
Boone County	+18	57
Braxton County	+5	51
Cabell County	+8	61
Calhoun County	+25	59
Clay County	+21	42
Fayette County	+10	61
Gilmer County	+33	62
Grant County	+31	61
Greenbrier County	+18	50
Hampshire County	+24	60
Hardy County	+37	51
Harrison County	+3	61
Jackson County	+19	50
Jefferson County	+17	57
Kanawha County	+6	58
Lincoln County	0	54
Logan County	+10	57
Marion County	−3	63
Mason County	+33	59
Mineral County	+7	61
Mingo County	+4	53
Monroe County	+37	52
Nicholas County	+13	55
Pendleton County	+49	50
Pleasants County	+18	58
Pocahontas County	+15	47
Preston County	+23	64
Putnam County	+28	62
Ritchie County	+6	51
Roane County	+13	59
Summers County	+20	52
Taylor County	+1	62
Tucker County	+11	59
Tyler County	+26	54
Upshur County	+1	55
Wayne County	+16	60
Wetzel County	+13	59
Wyoming County	+20	59

Each county opens its page of the cheapest scored ZIPs.

Questions about West Virginia

Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.

Is West Virginia a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, West Virginia sits in our Balanced band, with an average HavenScore balance of +6 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in West Virginia?
As of August 2026, typical home values in West Virginia had risen by an average of 2.6% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in West Virginia?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in West Virginia averaged 62 days, weighted by population across the 406 of its 479 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in West Virginia?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in West Virginia was $193K, weighted by population across its 479 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).