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The median home value in Wise County, VA is $133,350 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.66% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$133,350
Year-over-Year
+1.66%
National Rank
#2767 of 3071
Wise County ranks 127th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is -43.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $307,999, making Wise County -56.7% below the VA state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $133,317 in May 2026 to $133,350 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $133,317 | +1.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $135,101 | +2.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $133,876 | +2.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $133,350 | +1.7% |
Households here earn a median of $52,943 a year against a typical home value of $133,350 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 13% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wise County recorded a violent crime rate of 123 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,935 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 13,775 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wise County is $133,350. That's up 1.66% from a year earlier. That is about 43.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Wise County the 127th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $52,943, so a typical home costs about 2.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wise County recorded 123 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 13,775 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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