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West Virginia
41 counties with an index · 15 metro and micro areas · 99 ZIP codes · 35 permit-issuing places · 1,766,147 residents (2025 est.)
FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. The line is FHFA's standard quarterly all-transactions index; the comparison table uses FHFA's annual state index from the same family. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.
West Virginia's FHFA house price index starts in 1975. Through 2025 it has risen +362.2%; over the ten years to 2025 the rise was +54.1% (+4.4% a year), well below the national +85.0%.
The quarterly index through 2026 Q2 is +8.0% on a year earlier and +2.9% on the quarter; nationally +3.0% and +1.1%.
The index peaked in 2007, fell −7.8% to 2012 and regained the peak in 2017; the national index fell −21.3% over 2007–2012.
3,981 housing units were authorised in West Virginia in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.3 per 1,000 residents against 4.1 nationally; that is +1.8% on the previous 12 months. 41 counties, 15 metro and micro areas, 99 ZIP codes and 35 permit-issuing places in the state have their own pages.
Same span, state and nation
| Change in the FHFA index | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (2024–2025) | +4.1% | +2.8% |
| 5 years (2020–2025) | +40.0% | +47.0% |
| 10 years (2015–2025) | +54.1% | +85.0% |
| 20 years (2005–2025) | +61.3% | +79.1% |
| Since 2000 | +101.8% | +158.3% |
| Since 1975 | +362.2% | +960.7% |
| 10-year annualised | +4.4% | +6.3% |
| 20-year annualised | +2.4% | +3.0% |
Decade by decade
| Decade | Change | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s (1980–1990) | +0.5% | +68.2% | |
| 1990s (1990–2000) | +41.5% | +33.9% | |
| 2000s (2000–2010) | +26.6% | +29.7% | |
| 2010s (2010–2020) | +13.9% | +35.5% | |
| 2020s so far (2020–2025) | +40.0% | +47.0% |
FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1975 are not shown.
Peak-to-low declines
| Peak | Low | Decline | Peak regained |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1982 | −20.7% | 1990 |
| 2007 | 2012 | −7.8% | 2017 |
Purchase-only index
FHFA also publishes a purchase-only index, built from sales prices alone (no refinance appraisals). It starts in 1991 and is drawn here on its own base.
Counties
Ranked by ten-year change in FHFA's annual county index to 2025. Permits are housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026.
| County | 1 year | 10 years | Since 2000 | Units, 12 months | Per 1,000 | Index through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy County | +17.1% | +106.9% | — | 70 | 4.9 | 2025 |
| Berkeley County | +5.7% | +90.2% | +155.6% | 1,248 | 8.9 | 2025 |
| Brooke County | +18.7% | +84.4% | +118.5% | 0 | 0.0 | 2025 |
| Hancock County | +4.8% | +81.7% | +106.3% | 22 | 0.8 | 2025 |
| Jefferson County | +1.0% | +80.0% | +156.9% | 1,153 | 18.3 | 2025 |
| Fayette County | +10.4% | +77.5% | +156.4% | 35 | 0.9 | 2025 |
| Morgan County | +19.5% | +76.3% | — | 115 | 6.4 | 2025 |
| Preston County | +16.2% | +70.7% | — | 3 | 0.1 | 2025 |
| Wetzel County | +19.0% | +70.3% | +107.8% | 4 | 0.3 | 2025 |
| Greenbrier County | +6.5% | +67.8% | +162.4% | 65 | 2.1 | 2025 |
| Roane County | — | +66.0% | — | 23 | 1.7 | 2025 |
| Hampshire County | +7.5% | +65.8% | — | 153 | 6.3 | 2025 |
| Monroe County | +15.1% | +64.0% | — | 3 | 0.2 | 2025 |
| Summers County | −3.2% | +63.2% | — | 13 | 1.1 | 2025 |
| Pleasants County | +8.0% | +61.2% | — | 2 | 0.3 | 2025 |
| Mineral County | −2.2% | +59.6% | +122.1% | 53 | 2.0 | 2025 |
| Wood County | +5.1% | +58.9% | +97.9% | 102 | 1.2 | 2025 |
| Marion County | +0.4% | +57.4% | +140.5% | 8 | 0.1 | 2025 |
| Marshall County | +9.4% | +57.2% | +122.6% | 0 | 0.0 | 2025 |
| Putnam County | +4.7% | +57.1% | +108.3% | 260 | 4.6 | 2025 |
| Barbour County | +5.4% | +55.8% | — | 2 | 0.1 | 2023 |
| Taylor County | +8.1% | +54.2% | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2025 |
| Lewis County | +0.4% | +53.4% | — | 4 | 0.2 | 2025 |
| Nicholas County | −6.9% | +53.2% | +123.5% | 3 | 0.1 | 2025 |
| Upshur County | −0.9% | +53.2% | +116.3% | 27 | 1.1 | 2025 |
| Mercer County | −4.0% | +52.2% | +79.4% | 10 | 0.2 | 2025 |
| Randolph County | +5.9% | +52.0% | +136.8% | 2 | 0.1 | 2025 |
| Wayne County | +7.7% | +51.3% | +92.5% | 60 | 1.6 | 2025 |
| Jackson County | +7.6% | +50.9% | +76.4% | 0 | 0.0 | 2025 |
| Raleigh County | +9.2% | +49.9% | +113.2% | 56 | 0.8 | 2025 |
| Ohio County | +2.5% | +49.2% | +103.6% | 4 | 0.1 | 2025 |
| Cabell County | +7.1% | +46.7% | +88.3% | 77 | 0.8 | 2025 |
| Harrison County | +1.7% | +45.6% | +123.3% | 110 | 1.7 | 2025 |
| Monongalia County | +1.8% | +45.3% | +152.1% | 22 | 0.2 | 2025 |
| Mason County | +9.2% | +43.5% | — | 5 | 0.2 | 2025 |
| Kanawha County | +1.8% | +39.8% | +73.7% | 80 | 0.5 | 2025 |
| Lincoln County | −21.5% | +31.6% | — | 11 | 0.6 | 2025 |
| Boone County | −13.8% | +28.2% | — | 6 | 0.3 | 2025 |
| Mingo County | +7.8% | +13.3% | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2021 |
| Logan County | +3.0% | +9.3% | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2025 |
| Grant County | −17.6% | — | — | 31 | 2.8 | 2025 |
Metro and micropolitan areas
Areas with any county in West Virginia; multi-state areas appear under each of their states.
| Area | Type | 1 year | 10 years | Year to 2026 Q2 | Units, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Metro | +9.8% | +84.2% | +9.1% | 26 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Metro | +5.1% | +82.4% | +6.7% | 1,129 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Metro | +4.8% | +81.4% | +0.9% | 1,555 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | Micro | +2.4% | +58.8% | — | 85 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | Metro | +5.1% | +58.8% | +8.6% | 114 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | +2.1% | +58.0% | — | 21,783 |
| Fairmont, WV | Micro | +0.4% | +57.4% | — | 8 |
| Beckley, WV | Metro | +8.4% | +56.2% | +10.0% | 91 |
| Elkins, WV | Micro | +5.9% | +52.0% | — | 2 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Metro | +3.2% | +51.6% | +0.6% | 5 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | Micro | +3.0% | +49.7% | — | 20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Metro | +4.5% | +49.1% | +8.4% | 438 |
| Morgantown, WV | Metro | +3.9% | +48.8% | +6.2% | 25 |
| Clarksburg, WV | Micro | +4.0% | +47.4% | — | 110 |
| Charleston, WV | Metro | +1.4% | +39.2% | +10.5% | 92 |
Building permits
Housing units authorised in West Virginia by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Housing units authorised in West Virginia by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
Single-family share of the latest 12 months: 88% (63% nationally). Since 1995: 114,252 units.
Year by year
Each year's index change and permits, with every county's figures for that year.
| Year | West Virginia index | US index | Units permitted | Single-family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.1% | +2.8% | 3,962 | 3,618 |
| 2024 | +5.9% | +4.9% | 4,192 | 3,515 |
| 2023 | +6.3% | +5.7% | 4,014 | 3,278 |
| 2022 | +10.7% | +15.5% | 3,406 | 2,947 |
| 2021 | +7.9% | +11.6% | 3,692 | 3,112 |
| 2020 | +2.5% | +3.0% | 3,204 | 2,803 |
| 2019 | +2.0% | +4.2% | 3,010 | 2,551 |
| 2018 | +2.4% | +5.7% | 2,887 | 2,341 |
| 2017 | +1.1% | +5.4% | 2,719 | 2,348 |
| 2016 | +1.8% | +5.3% | 2,544 | 1,994 |
| 2015 | +1.8% | +4.4% | 2,814 | 2,029 |
| 2014 | +2.6% | +6.2% | 2,677 | 1,908 |
| 2013 | +1.5% | +3.4% | 2,575 | 1,945 |
| 2012 | −0.7% | −1.8% | 2,718 | 1,763 |
| 2011 | −1.7% | −4.4% | 2,220 | 1,588 |
| 2010 | −1.9% | −5.1% | 2,395 | 1,796 |
| 2009 | −3.2% | −7.5% | 2,235 | 1,966 |
| 2008 | −0.7% | −4.5% | 3,481 | 2,560 |
| 2007 | +1.6% | +0.6% | 4,795 | 3,918 |
| 2006 | +5.5% | +6.6% | 5,645 | 5,160 |
| 2005 | +9.6% | +12.4% | 6,140 | 5,483 |
| 2004 | +5.7% | +9.2% | 5,716 | 5,115 |
| 2003 | +1.9% | +4.5% | 5,133 | 4,667 |
| 2002 | +2.2% | +5.4% | 4,890 | 4,506 |
| 2001 | +3.8% | +6.7% | 3,947 | 3,481 |
| 2000 | +2.8% | +8.3% | 3,763 | 3,295 |
| 1999 | +1.7% | +4.3% | 4,233 | 3,575 |
| 1998 | +3.6% | +3.7% | 3,834 | 3,088 |
| 1997 | +2.8% | +3.8% | 4,104 | 2,881 |
| 1996 | +3.4% | +3.2% | 3,616 | 2,908 |
| 1995 | +4.8% | +3.7% | 3,691 | 2,932 |
Cities issuing the most permits
Housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026; every place is listed on its county page.
- Berkeley County Unincorporated Area 1,082
- Ranson corporation 591
- Charles Town 312
- Jefferson County Unincorporated Area 250
- Hurricane 167
- Martinsburg 161
- Hampshire County Unincorporated Area 151
- Morgan County Unincorporated Area 115
- Wood County Unincorporated Area 91
- Putnam County Unincorporated Area 82
- Bridgeport 77
- Hardy County Unincorporated Area 65
- Greenbrier County Unincorporated Area 60
- Kanawha County Unincorporated Area 57
- Raleigh County Unincorporated Area 56
- Wayne County Unincorporated Area 56
- Mineral County Unincorporated Area 53
- Cabell County Unincorporated Area 49
- Grant County Unincorporated Area 31
- Wyoming County Unincorporated Area 30
- Ritchie County Unincorporated Area 27
- Harrison County Unincorporated Area 24
- Pendleton County Unincorporated Area 24
- Upshur County Unincorporated Area 24
- Fayette County Unincorporated Area 23
- Roane County Unincorporated Area 23
- Huntington 17
- Calhoun County Unincorporated Area 13
- Hancock County Unincorporated Area 13
- Summers County Unincorporated Area 12
- Westover 12
- Wirt County 12
Questions and answers
How much have home values in West Virginia risen over 10 years?
The FHFA index rose +54.1% between 2015 and 2025, +4.4% a year; over 20 years +61.3% and since 2000 +101.8%. Nationally: +85.0%, +79.1% and +158.3%.
Which West Virginia counties rose most over 10 years?
Hardy County (+106.9%), Berkeley County (+90.2%) and Brooke County (+84.4%), by FHFA's annual county index to 2025.
What happened to West Virginia home prices in 2008?
The state index peaked in 2007, fell −7.8% to 2012 and regained its peak in 2017.
How many homes are being built in West Virginia?
3,981 units were authorised in the 12 months to August 2026: 3,523 single-family and 458 in multi-unit buildings, 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
Where does this data come from?
FHFA's quarterly all-transactions state index (through 2026 Q2) and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026); the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey state and county files through August 2026; vintage 2025 population estimates.
Provenance
Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, quarterly all-transactions and purchase-only state indexes through 2026 Q2 and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026). Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey state, county and place files through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets.