The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 26542 sells for about $145,000, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $883 a month.
ZIP 26542 — Masontown
The housing market in 26542 remains stable with modest year-over-year price appreciation. Inventory levels are constrained, keeping the market balanced between buyers and sellers.
Median prices moved up 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 62 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
18% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.7% · poverty 15.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
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 2.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 26542, Monongalia County WV
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 26542 profile.
- Mylan Park4.513 mi
- Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park4.614 mi
- Launch Pad Trampoline Park4.410.5 mi
- XSCAPE Live Escape Room Morgantown59.3 mi
- Hope Coliseum4.810.9 mi
- Mylan Park4.513 mi
- Fright Farm4.212.1 mi
- High Point Raceway4.915.2 mi
- Alpine Lake Resort4.218 mi
- Coopers Rock State Forest4.85.4 mi
- Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo4.66.1 mi
- AMC Morgantown 123.911.2 mi
- West Virginia Botanic Garden4.74.9 mi
- Krepps Park4.510.7 mi
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield4.719.4 mi
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site4.715.1 mi
- Arthurdale Heritage, Inc4.86.2 mi
- Spark! Imagination and Science Center4.59 mi
- Coopers Rock State Forest4.85.4 mi
- West Virginia Botanic Garden4.74.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Regional Park4.66.8 mi
- Krepps Park4.510.7 mi
- White Park4.58.9 mi
- Sunset Beach Marina4.17.4 mi
- The Pines Country Club4.68.4 mi
- Preston Country Club4.311.5 mi
- Paradise Lake Golf Course3.78.5 mi
- Morgantown Mall4.111.2 mi
- Rural King4.611.5 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.211.9 mi
- Gabe's4.411.4 mi
- Suncrest Towne Centre4.49.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.