Pleasant Valley, WV housing market
The typical Pleasant Valley home is worth about $214,000, up 1.5% in a year, 19% above the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Pleasant Valley compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Pleasant Valley at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Pleasant Valley | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $132,000 | $114,000 |
| 2018 | $140,000 | $116,000 |
| 2019 | $145,000 | $120,000 |
| 2020 | $150,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $161,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $177,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $189,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $195,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $206,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $206,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $214,000 | $180,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Pleasant Valley in 2025. That's 0.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across West Virginia (2.9).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $296,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Pleasant Valley and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | $214K | +1.5% | $1,090 | 1 | $67,635 |
| Fairmont | $195K | +3.3% | $1,090 | 5 | $63,032 |
3.2 years of income
The typical Pleasant Valley home costs about 3.2 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across West Virginia (3).
How Pleasant Valley ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pleasant Valley is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Pleasant Valley pay a median of $1,096. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,750
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (26554; Morgantown, WV MSA), 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.
Recent listings in Pleasant Valley
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.