Rowlesburg 26444

Preston County, WV · 1,534 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

75affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
14.9%
affordable
Days on market
36
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
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90
/100
strong
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

41/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 123d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 26444. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 14.9% of median income. Median days on market: 123. Renting is approximately 2% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 12.2). Market appears 17% overpriced vs. assessed values.

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 4.7% YoY.

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Median price
$114,666
▴ 4.7% YoY
Days on market
36
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$786
ZORI
Investor score
90/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
2
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$0
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+64.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Preston+64.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$71
Price-to-income2.5×

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How 26444 ranks in WV
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Affordability, supply & momentum

67SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply6.0 mo
Days on Market36d
Inv vs History-29.0%
Listing Density1.4/1k
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$786
Price-to-rent12.2
Est. cap rate5.3%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score1
Bike score

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Preston County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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