54Alpha

Wirt County, WV Housing Market Brief

county · WV · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Wirt County, WV’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health31%
●71

Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band

Affordability25%
●78
Economic Strength25%
●9
Rental Yield19%
●53

Where is Wirt County, WV in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Wirt County, WV is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Wirt County, WV?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Wirt County, WV housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$155K▲ +66.3%Redfin
Median Days on Market59 days▼ -39.8%Redfin
Months of Supply4.1▼ -18%Redfin
Homes for Sale8▼ -20%Redfin
Homes Sold20%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$83▲ +16%Redfin

How has Wirt County, WV’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 54
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Wirt County, WV a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Wirt County, WV is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 54 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Wirt County, WV?

The median sale price in Wirt County, WV is $155K, having risen 66.3% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Wirt County, WV?

Wirt County, WV scores 78 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Wirt County, WV's Alpha Score?

Wirt County, WV's strongest dimension is Affordability (78/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (9/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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