Northfork, WV housing market
The typical Northfork home is worth about $41,000, down 14% in a year, 77% below the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Northfork compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Northfork at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
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| January | Northfork | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $74,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $89,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $58,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $49,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $53,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $38,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $41,000 | $180,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2021
No permits for new homes were issued in Northfork in 2021 or in any year since 2000.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Northfork's population fell by 198 and no new homes were permitted.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Northfork's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2021, so the 2021 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Northfork and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2024 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfork | $41K | −14% | $900 | — | $50,208 |
| Keystone | — | — | $900 | 0 | $21,618 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $900
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Northfork is $900 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,190
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (24868; McDowell 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. 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.