Princeton, WV 24740 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$157,655
−0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$788/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
57%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$105
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 57% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 58% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.2% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,120 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $189/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $105 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.9% to +11.4% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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