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The median home value in Raleigh County, WV is $160,333 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$160,333
Year-over-Year
+0.59%
National Rank
#2463 of 3071
Raleigh County ranks 24th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -31.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Raleigh County +4.2% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $52,150 a year against a typical home value of $160,333 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 29% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Raleigh County recorded a violent crime rate of 605 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 7,912 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 16,367 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Raleigh County is $160,333. That's up 0.59% from a year earlier. That is about 31.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Raleigh County the 24th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $52,150, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Raleigh County recorded 605 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,367 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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