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The median home value in Fayette County, WV is $136,463 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.39% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$136,463
Year-over-Year
+2.39%
National Rank
#2724 of 3071
Fayette County ranks 37th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -41.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Fayette County -11.3% below the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $53,194 a year against a typical home value of $136,463 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 15% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 196 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,285 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 11,727 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fayette County is $136,463. That's up 2.39% from a year earlier. That is about 41.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Fayette County the 37th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $53,194, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fayette County recorded 196 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,727 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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