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The median home value in Preston County, WV is $145,257 as of 2026-08-31, up 6.67% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$145,257
Year-over-Year
+6.67%
National Rank
#2634 of 3071
Preston County ranks 32nd 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 Preston County -6.2% below the WV state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.0%, from $143,761 in May 2026 to $145,257 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 | $143,761 | +6.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $147,948 | +7.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $142,922 | +6.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $145,257 | +6.7% |
Households here earn a median of $61,880 a year against a typical home value of $145,257 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 9% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Preston County is $145,257. That's up 6.67% from a year earlier. That is about 38.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Preston County the 32nd most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $61,880, so a typical home costs about 2.3× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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