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The median home value in Wetzel County, WV is $113,179 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.94% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$113,179
Year-over-Year
+1.94%
National Rank
#2907 of 3071
Wetzel County ranks 45th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -51.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Wetzel County -26.4% below the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,836 a year against a typical home value of $113,179 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 5% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wetzel County recorded a violent crime rate of 59 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 79 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,049 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wetzel County is $113,179. That's up 1.94% from a year earlier. That is about 51.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wetzel County the 45th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $56,836, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wetzel County recorded 59 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,049 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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