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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in West Virginia (2026)

McDowell has the lowest home prices of any county in West Virginia, at $40,208, followed by Wyoming and Mingo (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in West Virginia

Top 25 of 55 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in West Virginia
RankCountyValue
1McDowell$40,208
2Wyoming$65,303
3Mingo$79,767
4Webster$81,582
5Boone$86,264
6Logan$98,995
7Lincoln$99,608
8Calhoun$101,794
9Tyler$111,386
10Ritchie$112,762
11Wetzel$114,861
12Wirt$117,700
13Barbour$118,603
14Clay$123,203
15Gilmer$124,883
16Lewis$125,971
17Roane$127,261
18Brooke$128,842
19Marshall$130,502
20Doddridge$133,661
21Fayette$133,871
22Braxton$136,223
23Preston$138,660
24Wayne$142,014
25Hancock$142,179

How this ranking works

This page ranks West Virginia counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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