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The median home value in Marion County, WV is $168,932 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.51% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$168,932
Year-over-Year
+2.51%
National Rank
#2337 of 3071
Marion County ranks 19th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -27.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Marion County +9.8% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,370 a year against a typical home value of $168,932 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 13% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Marion County recorded a violent crime rate of 512 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,700 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 18,769 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Marion County is $168,932. That's up 2.51% from a year earlier. That is about 27.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Marion County the 19th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $67,370, so a typical home costs about 2.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Marion County recorded 512 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,769 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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