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The median home value in Cabell County, WV is $170,231 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.97% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$170,231
Year-over-Year
+3.97%
National Rank
#2326 of 3071
Cabell County ranks 18th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -27.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Cabell County +10.6% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $55,832 a year against a typical home value of $170,231 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 28% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cabell County recorded a violent crime rate of 734 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,536 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 49,187 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cabell County is $170,231. That's up 3.97% from a year earlier. That is about 27.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cabell County the 18th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $55,832, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cabell County recorded 734 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 49,187 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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