Doddridge County, WV real estate

What the numbers say

Doddridge County, WV real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Doddridge County pay a median of $808 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $160,800, an effective rate of about 0.50%. The West Virginia average is 0.53%, which makes Doddridge County the #30 lowest-tax of 55 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $866 a month, and $825 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 15 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $161,000 home here comes to about $1,011 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $43,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,401).