The story of this market
The typical home in Ravenswood, West Virginia sells for about $173,000, or $100 per square foot.
Prices are up +7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 77 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $773 a month.
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.
Ravenswood, West Virginia
The Ravenswood housing market shows signs of modest price appreciation with a 7% year-over-year increase in median sale price. Inventory remains extremely tight with only 8 active listings, which contributes to a competitive environment for buyers despite the lower overall price point compared to national averages.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Ravenswood yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Median prices moved up 7.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 77 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.1% · poverty 31.4% — a mixed stability profile.
The local economy is anchored by health care, social assistance, and manufacturing sectors, with accommodation and food services also providing significant employment.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and Data USA profiles.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.