Jefferson, WV housing market
The typical Jefferson home is worth about $113,000, down 5.3% in a year, 37% below the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Jefferson compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Jefferson at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
Show as a table
| January | Jefferson | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $82,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $93,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $93,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $103,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $110,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $120,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $118,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $113,000 | $180,000 |
Jefferson and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | $113K | −5.3% | $1,000 | — | $39,861 |
| South Charleston | $175K | +5.3% | $1,020 | 7 | $63,884 |
| Nitro | $144K | −0.8% | $1,050 | 7 | $53,848 |
| St. Albans | $153K | −1.3% | $1,000 | 1 | $53,972 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Jefferson is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Jefferson pay a median of $636, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,580
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (25177; Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.