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The median home value in Hancock County, WV is $145,274 as of 2026-08-31, up 8.15% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$145,274
Year-over-Year
+8.15%
National Rank
#2633 of 3071
Hancock County ranks 31st out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -38.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $154,872, making Hancock County -6.2% below the WV state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.8%, from $146,421 in May 2026 to $145,274 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 | $146,421 | +7.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $147,494 | +9.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $143,813 | +8.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $145,274 | +8.2% |
Households here earn a median of $61,466 a year against a typical home value of $145,274 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.4×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 10% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hancock County recorded a violent crime rate of 138 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 331 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 18,151 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hancock County is $145,274. That's up 8.15% from a year earlier. That is about 38.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Hancock County the 31st most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $61,466, so a typical home costs about 2.4× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hancock County recorded 138 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,151 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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