Morgantown 26501

Monongalia County, WV · 8,346 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

64affordability /100

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

Payment burden
21.8%
affordable
Days on market
71
daily
Price cuts
13.7%
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79
/100
stable
stable · 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

31/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 92d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100

Seller-favored market in 26501. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 21.8% of median income. Median days on market: 92. Renting is approximately 18% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 14.1).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$223,876
▴ 0.8% YoY
Days on market
71
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,323
ZORI
Investor score
76/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
93
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
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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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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+36.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Monongalia+36.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$165
Price-to-income3.6×

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How 26501 ranks in WV
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Affordability, supply & momentum

19SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply15.0 mo
Days on Market71d
Inv vs History+25.6%
Listing Density11.0/1k
Market dynamics
Price cut %13.7%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply15
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,323
Price-to-rent14.1
Est. cap rate4.6%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score22
Transit score3
Bike score—

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Monongalia County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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