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The median home value in Putnam County, WV is $252,964 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.64% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$252,964
Year-over-Year
+4.64%
National Rank
#1343 of 3071
Putnam County ranks 6th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is +7.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Putnam County +64.4% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $79,527 a year against a typical home value of $252,964 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 33% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Putnam County recorded a violent crime rate of 55 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,042 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 9,115 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Putnam County is $252,964. That's up 4.64% from a year earlier. That is about 7.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Putnam County the 6th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $79,527, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Putnam County recorded 55 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,115 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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