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The median home value in Mercer County, WV is $149,666 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$149,666
Year-over-Year
+0.33%
National Rank
#2587 of 3071
Mercer County ranks 29th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -36.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $154,872, making Mercer County -3.4% below the WV state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.7%, from $148,589 in May 2026 to $149,666 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 | $148,589 | -3.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $154,466 | -1.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $147,135 | -0.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $149,666 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $53,210 a year against a typical home value of $149,666 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.8×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 20% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mercer County recorded a violent crime rate of 480 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,037 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 9,163 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mercer County is $149,666. That's up 0.33% from a year earlier. That is about 36.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mercer County the 29th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $53,210, so a typical home costs about 2.8× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mercer County recorded 480 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,163 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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