Pratt, WV housing market
The typical Pratt home is worth about $113,000, down 2.1% in a year, 37% below the West Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Pratt compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Pratt at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
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| January | Pratt | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $80,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $88,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $93,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $102,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $102,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $114,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $115,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $113,000 | $180,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Pratt in 2025 or in any year since 2000.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 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 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Pratt and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt | $113K | −2.1% | $950 | 0 | $63,558 |
| Hansford | — | — | $950 | — | $18,938 |
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 $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pratt is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Pratt pay a median of $800, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $660 · 4 bedrooms $1,260
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (25162; 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. 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.