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The median home value in Wood County, WV is $175,227 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.76% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$175,227
Year-over-Year
+1.76%
National Rank
#2262 of 3071
Wood County ranks 17th out of 55 counties in WV by median home price, and is -25.2% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WV, the typical county has a median home value of $153,847, making Wood County +13.9% above the WV state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,810 a year against a typical home value of $175,227 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 28% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wood County recorded a violent crime rate of 216 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,027 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 42,155 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wood County is $175,227. That's up 1.76% from a year earlier. That is about 25.2% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wood County the 17th most expensive of 55 counties in West Virginia.
Median household income here is $57,810, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wood County recorded 216 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,155 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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