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The median home value in Ritchie County, WV is $119,105 as of 2026-08-31, down 3.88% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$119,105
Year-over-Year
-3.88%
National Rank
#2880 of 3071
Ritchie County ranks 44th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -49.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $154,872, making Ritchie County -23.1% below the WV state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.3%, from $117,570 in May 2026 to $119,105 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 | $117,570 | -6.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $119,794 | -5.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $115,968 | -5.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $119,105 | -3.9% |
Households here earn a median of $50,582 a year against a typical home value of $119,105 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.4×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 10% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Ritchie County is $119,105. That's down 3.88% from a year earlier. That is about 49.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Ritchie County the 44th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $50,582, so a typical home costs about 2.4× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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