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The median home value in Hancock County, WV is $143,813 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.69% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$143,813
Year-over-Year
+8.69%
National Rank
#2643 of 3071
Hancock County ranks 32nd out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -38.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Hancock County -6.5% below the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $61,466 a year against a typical home value of $143,813 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, 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 $143,813. That's up 8.69% from a year earlier. That is about 38.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hancock County the 32nd most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $61,466, so a typical home costs about 2.3× 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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