Wood County, WV real estate

What the numbers say

Wood County, WV real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Wood County listed for $220,575, down 8.1% from a year earlier. That is 15% below the West Virginia median of $259,997.

Homes spent a median of 53 days on the market, slower than 52 days a year ago. That makes Wood County the #8 fastest-selling of 12 West Virginia counties we track.

Homeowners in Wood County pay a median of $941 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $158,500, an effective rate of about 0.59%. The West Virginia average is 0.53%, which makes Wood County the #46 lowest-tax of 55 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $822 a month, and $849 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 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 $221,000 home here comes to about $1,404 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $60,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,810).