The story of this market
The typical home in Wetzel County, West Virginia sells for about $142,000, or $113 per square foot.
Prices are down 17.7% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 112.5 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 47% since 2002. The biggest natural hazard here is riverine flooding, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $944 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $944 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2002–2025
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: 2011 (+26.8%). Worst: 2012 (-9.3%). 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
$1,235
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, 2002–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2002 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $16,153,614.
Wetzel County, West Virginia
The Wetzel County housing market is currently experiencing a significant year-over-year price decline of 17.7% as of February 2026. Low transaction volume and a shrinking population base contribute to a challenging environment for sellers. Market activity remains limited with very few active listings.
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 down 17.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 113 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.6% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Portions of the county are located in high-risk flood hazard zones as identified by the West Virginia Flood Tool.
The local economy is influenced by regional industrial sectors, though the county has experienced a population decline of approximately 5% since 2020.
Property taxes are assessed by the Wetzel County Commission based on property valuations, with specific rates determined by district-level levies.
The economy is characterized by a 4.6% unemployment rate as of May 2026, with a labor force participation rate of 47.9%.
The Wetzel County Commission oversees property assessments, with records maintained for tax purposes.
Property parcels are categorized by specific magisterial districts, such as the Green District, for tax and administrative purposes.
- West Virginia Penitentiary4.824.5 mi
- Grand Vue4.726.3 mi
- Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center4.826.6 mi
- Tyler County Speedway4.711.8 mi
- Kiedaisch Point Park4.813.5 mi
- Hough Park4.317.5 mi
- The Movie House4.512.1 mi
- Lewis Wetzel Park4.512 mi
- Bruce Park4.311.2 mi
- Grave Creek Mound Historical Site4.824.6 mi
- Historic Barrackville Covered Bridge4.727.4 mi
- Kiedaisch Point Park4.813.5 mi
- Hough Park4.317.5 mi
- Lewis Wetzel Park4.512 mi
- Bruce Park4.311.2 mi
- New Martinsville Plaza4.112.2 mi
- Riverside Villiage Shopping Center3.911.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data Commons.