Leon, WV housing market
The typical Leon home is worth about $167,000, up 3.4% in a year, 7% below the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Leon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Leon at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
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| January | Leon | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $111,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $126,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $139,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $139,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $148,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $161,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $164,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $167,000 | $180,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2022
No permits for new homes were issued in Leon in 2022 or in any year since 2000.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Leon's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2022, so the 2022 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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 $1,270
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Leon is $1,270 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Leon pay a median of $914, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $970 · 4 bedrooms $1,700
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (25123; Putnam County, 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.