A typical Despard home is worth roughly $87,000
Home prices around Despard have risen about 34% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Despard?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 3.5 years of income
More than across West Virginia (3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Despard home, with $12K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870 a month here, $380 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Despard’s typical property tax (0.55% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 34% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Despard rose 34% over the past 5 years, slower than across West Virginia (40%). Last year prices rose 8.2%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Despard, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
54% of Despard households own their home
Half of Despard’s homes were built before 1953.
West Virginia: 75% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870
Renters already here pay a median of $654, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Harrison County, WV): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Despard vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Despard. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despard | $87K* | +8.2%† | $870 | — | $24,455 |
| Clarksburg | $113K | −1.1% | $930 | 1 | $47,386 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Despard buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.