The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 24836 sells for about $125,000, or $85 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 112 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $850 a month.
ZIP 24836 — Gary
The housing market in 24836 is characterized by low transaction volume and high inventory relative to sales, resulting in a long median time on market. Prices have remained relatively flat with a slight year-over-year decline, reflecting the rural economic conditions of McDowell County. Market activity is limited, with few new listings and a reliance on long-term inventory.
Median prices moved down 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 112 days on market with 14.2 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
18% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 94.5% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 12.1% · poverty 46.0% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 24836, McDowell County WV
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 24836 profile tables.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.