Baker, WV 26801 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$258,195
+5.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
32 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
98%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$160
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 98% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 88% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.4% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,072 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $160 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (84% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.6% to +13.7% (80% range; middle estimate +6.6%), chance of a rise 84%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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Other ZIP codes in Hardy County, WV
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|---|---|---|---|
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