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Median Home Price in Morgantown, WV

The median home value in Morgantown, WV is $286,555 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.37% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$286,555

Year-over-Year

+3.37%

Population

30,510

Morgantown ranks #2 of 20 West Virginia cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 84.6% above the state's city median of $155,220. It sits in Monongalia County, where the county-wide median is $268,559.

Housing affordability in Morgantown

Median household income in Morgantown is $44,727, so the typical home value is about 6.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Morgantown

Morgantown police recorded a violent crime rate of 210 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,960 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Morgantown

What is the average home price in Morgantown, WV?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Morgantown, that value is $286,555. That's up 3.37% from a year earlier. It is about 84.6% above the typical West Virginia city tracked here.

Is Morgantown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Morgantown are more expensive than Monongalia County as a whole, where the median is $268,559 — a difference of about 6.7%.

Is Morgantown affordable?

Median household income here is $44,727, so the typical home value is about 6.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Morgantown a safe place to live?

Morgantown police reported 210 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 30,510. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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