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The median home value in Wise County, VA is $133,876 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.49% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$133,876
Year-over-Year
+2.49%
National Rank
#2748 of 3071
Wise County ranks 127th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is -42.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Wise County -57.2% below the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $52,943 a year against a typical home value of $133,876 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 14% 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 $133,876. That's up 2.49% from a year earlier. That is about 42.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, 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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