Shady Spring, WV housing market
The typical Shady Spring home is worth about $205,000, up 2.7% in a year, 14% above the West Virginia typical home. Homes typically sell in 163 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Shady Spring compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Shady Spring at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.4 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Shady Spring | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,000 | $114,000 |
| 2018 | $125,000 | $116,000 |
| 2019 | $127,000 | $120,000 |
| 2020 | $130,000 | $122,000 |
| 2021 | $144,000 | $137,000 |
| 2022 | $157,000 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | $175,000 | $158,000 |
| 2024 | $183,000 | $163,000 |
| 2025 | $200,000 | $175,000 |
| 2026 | $203,000 | $176,000 |
| August 2026 | $205,000 | $180,000 |
Shady Spring and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Spring | $205K | +2.7% | $960 | $67,407 |
| Daniels | $262K | +1.8% | $880 | $60,278 |
3 years of income
The typical Shady Spring home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across West Virginia (3).
How Shady Spring 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 $960
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Shady Spring is $960 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Shady Spring pay a median of $844, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $720 · 4 bedrooms $1,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (25825, 25832, 25918; Raleigh 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.
Recent listings in Shady Spring
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.