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West Virginia housing market
In the Mountain State, part of the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, Pecan Street tracks seven markets. Median sale prices run from $163K in Weirton to $342K in Morgantown over Jul–Sep 2026. Six of seven are higher than a year earlier and one is lower; Morgantown leads at +19.8% and Beckley trails at -6.2%.
Homes sit longest in Morgantown (67 median days on market) and sell fastest in Huntington (51 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 32% in Beckley to 44% in Wheeling. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 10 in Weirton to 20 in Morgantown, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Morgantown metro has the 2nd-fastest year-over-year price growth. West Virginia's unemployment rate was 4.0% in Sep 2026 (BLS via FRED), below the national rate of 4.2%.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley | $171K | -6.2% | 57 | 32% | ≈ 11 |
| Charleston | $197K | +8.4% | 57 | 39% | ≈ 12 |
| Huntington | $197K | +5.6% | 51 | 42% | ≈ 13 |
| Morgantown | $342K | +19.8% | 67 | 33% | ≈ 20 |
| Parkersburg | $188K | +4.3% | 56 | 41% | ≈ 13 |
| Weirton | $163K | +14.8% | 54 | 34% | ≈ 10 |
| Wheeling | $177K | +9.5% | 60 | 44% | ≈ 11 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.
Recent signals
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