Craigsville, WV housing market
The typical Craigsville home is worth about $142,000, up 1.9% in a year, 21% below the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Craigsville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Craigsville at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
Show as a table
| January | Craigsville | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $86,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $102,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $114,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $128,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $132,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $140,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $143,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $142,000 | $180,000 |
3.6 years of income
The typical Craigsville home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, more than across West Virginia (3 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Craigsville is $870 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Craigsville pay a median of $611, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,180
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (26205; Nicholas County, WV), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.