The story of this market
The typical home in Lincoln County, West Virginia sells for about $314,663, or $223 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 55 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown -4% since 2003. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $944 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $944 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+9.3%). Worst: 2017 (-16.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+8.9%
WV · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,190
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
87
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $15,386,214.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
61.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 427 | 189 | 61.6% | 0% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Lincoln County, West Virginia
Lincoln County is currently experiencing a buyer's market with high inventory levels relative to sales volume. Homes are taking longer to sell, and buyers are successfully negotiating prices below the original list price.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 4.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 4.54% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 23.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 10 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 25506 | Branchland | $170,000 | $102 | +4.7% | 48 | — | — | — | 73 | $780 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25510 | Culloden | $237,500 | $115 | — | 57 | 98% | — | — | 27 | $879 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25523 | Hamlin | $129,800 | $85 | +2.1% | 92 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 14 | $850 | researched Oct 8 |
| 25526 | Hurricane | $277,000 | $158 | +9.6% | 31 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 246 | $894 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25530 | Kenova | $162,100 | $108 | +3.2% | 62 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.1 | 45 | $807 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25540 | Midkiff | $174,000 | $115 | -16.1% | 88 | — | — | — | 60 | $900 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25541 | Milton | $289,000 | $137 | +13.6% | 36 | 98.5% | 10% | 2.5 | 37 | $1,122 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25550 | Point Pleasant | $165,000 | $112 | +2.4% | 68 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.1 | 42 | $631 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25567 | Sumerco | $189,250 | $115 | -2.9% | 52 | 97.2% | 12.5% | 4.2 | 45 | $950 | researched Oct 1 |
| 25571 | Hamlin | $165,000 | $112 | +3.2% | 84 | 96.5% | 12.5% | 6.2 | 18 | $768 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Property taxes are administered by the Lincoln County Commission; assessments are based on property classification and location within specific districts.
The local economy is characterized by rural industry and public sector employment, with a median household income of $46,205.
The Lincoln County Commission oversees property assessments, with data accessible through the state's MapWV assessment portal.
Parcels are categorized by district, such as Carroll or Duval, which influences local tax assessments.
- Camden Park428.6 mi
- Billy Bob's Wonderland4.119 mi
- Water Ways4.413 mi
- Sky Zone Charleston4.222.4 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.322 mi
- Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center4.427.1 mi
- Marshall Health Network Arena4.226 mi
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium4.625.1 mi
- Clay Center4.627.4 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill422.5 mi
- Chief Logan State Park4.719.8 mi
- Barboursville Park4.718.7 mi
- Beech Fork State Park4.616.8 mi
- Dave & Buster's Barboursville3.819.7 mi
- West Virginia Pumpkin Festival4.417.7 mi
- Clay Center4.627.4 mi
- Kanawha State Forest4.625.1 mi
- Taylor Books4.827.2 mi
- Heritage Farm Museum & Village4.825 mi
- West Virginia State Museum4.827.8 mi
- Chief Logan State Park4.719.8 mi
- Barboursville Park4.718.7 mi
- Beech Fork State Park4.616.8 mi
- West Virginia Pumpkin Festival4.417.7 mi
- Hurricane City Park4.619.2 mi
- Beech Fork Lake Marina4.619.9 mi
- Trojan Landing Marine & Powersports4.126.1 mi
- Big Bend Golf Course3.917.9 mi
- Huntington Mall4.319.7 mi
- Milton Flea Market, Inc4.217.8 mi
- T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods4.419.7 mi
- Macy's4.219.6 mi
- Kohl's4.319.9 mi
- West Virginia International Yeager Airport4.429.8 mi
- Huntington Tri-State Airport428.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter.