Parkersburg, WV 26101 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 61
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Home Value
$134,819
−3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
61
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,036/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$167
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 33% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $893 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $190/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $167 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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