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The median home value in Monongalia County, WV is $268,559 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.17% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$268,559
Year-over-Year
+3.17%
National Rank
#1198 of 3071
Monongalia County ranks 4th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is +14.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Monongalia County +74.6% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,346 a year against a typical home value of $268,559 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 66% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Monongalia County recorded a violent crime rate of 211 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,030 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 34,578 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Monongalia County is $268,559. That's up 3.17% from a year earlier. That is about 14.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Monongalia County the 4th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $65,346, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Monongalia County recorded 211 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 34,578 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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