Berkeley County, WV real estate

What the numbers say

Berkeley County, WV real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Berkeley County listed for $373,725, up 7.1% from a year earlier. That is 44% above the West Virginia median of $259,997.

Homes spent a median of 43 days on the market, slower than 36 days a year ago. That makes Berkeley County the #1 fastest-selling of 12 West Virginia counties we track.

Homeowners in Berkeley County pay a median of $1,398 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $266,300, an effective rate of about 0.52%. The West Virginia average is 0.53%, which makes Berkeley County the #33 lowest-tax of 55 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,233 a month, and $1,118 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $374,000 home here comes to about $2,357 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $101,000 a year (the median household here earns $80,815).