The story of this market
The typical home in Randolph County, West Virginia sells for about $162,125, or $115 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 84 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 132% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is riverine flooding, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $975 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $975 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+12.6%). Worst: 2009 (-5.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+8.9%
WV · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,207
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 2 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
86
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $18,750,585.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
64.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 486 | 222 | 64.9% | 0% | $145,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Randolph County, West Virginia
The Randolph County housing market is characterized by slow, steady price appreciation and high affordability relative to national benchmarks. Market activity remains modest, driven by local demand and limited inventory, with a stable outlook for the coming quarters.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 13 days on market with 0.9 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 40.99% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.8% · poverty 15.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Randolph County, West Virginia — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 2.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 26241 | Elkins | $185,000 | $115 | +2.4% | 68 | 97.2% | 12% | 4.8 | 42 | $846 | researched Sep 26 |
| 26253 | Beverly | $258,900 | $142 | +2.4% | 88 | 96.5% | 12% | 4.7 | 14 | $688 | researched Sep 26 |
| 26257 | Coalton | $145,000 | $98 | +3.2% | 112 | 96.5% | 15% | 6.5 | 12 | $850 | researched Sep 26 |
| 26263 | Dryfork | $205,103 | — | +3.6% | — | — | — | — | — | $783 | researched Sep 26 |
| 26280 | Mill Creek | $141,300 | $75 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 12% | 7.5 | 15 | $857 | researched Sep 26 |
| 26294 | Valley Head | $325,000 | $155 | +1.6% | 22 | 100.1% | 12% | 1.6 | 89 | $1,450 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Randolph County recorded a violent crime rate of 478 per 100,000 residents in 2024, which is higher than most counties nationally.
The local economy is anchored by regional services and public sector employment, with limited large-scale industrial development momentum.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on a percentage of appraised value, with rates varying by local district and municipality.
The rental market is characterized by low median asking rents compared to national averages, reflecting the rural economic profile of the county.
The economy is driven by healthcare, education, and tourism, with Davis & Elkins College and regional medical centers serving as major employers.
Transportation is primarily highway-based, with US Route 33 and US Route 219 serving as the main corridors for regional connectivity.
The county assessor manages property valuations, with assessments typically updated on a cyclical basis for tax purposes.
Parcels are subject to county-wide levies and specific municipal or district taxes depending on their location within incorporated areas.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Large portion of the county is covered by this protected forest area.
Historic scenic railroad operations based in the region.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and QuickFacts.