Charleston - WV housing market

The typical home value ($150,171) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Charleston - WV metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.4% over the past year. In Charleston - WV, that means a home worth $148,098 last year is now worth roughly $150,171.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $170,476. Homes are selling at 96.6% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Charleston - WV sit on the market for roughly 12 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 23.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 216 new listings hit the market each month in Charleston - WV. There are currently 634 homes for sale, up 2.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Charleston - WV is $1,264, up 4.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 9.9x, buying territory (#195 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $772 a month in principal and interest, $492 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 12.30% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →