Lotvox market story
ZIP 25251
Roane County, WV
What homes are worth, what they cost to carry, how fast they sell — one step at a time.
- Typical home value
- $147,709
- 12-month change
- +7.2%
- Payment share of income
- 18.9%
This week since 2026-10-08: Payment share of income 18.9% (was 18.7%) · Monthly P&I $818 (was $809)
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Who's going to sell in 25251 this year?
Lotvox Turnover Index
Ranking every home in 25251 by how likely it is to sell
The Lotvox Turnover Index isn't offered for 25251 yet.
Where
25251 in Roane County, WV
25251 is one of 8 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Roane County, WV.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 3 of the 8 with a value.
- Value rank in county
- 3 of 8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
Local life
Schools in 25251
1 school location in 25251: 1 middle.
In alphabetical order: GEARY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.
- School locations
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (school locations)
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What it costs
Home values
What homes are worth in 25251
In January 2024 the typical home in 25251 was worth $142,565.
Values peaked at $148,040 in September 2024. The latest reading is −0.2% from that peak.
As of August 2026: $147,709, +7.2% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $147,709
- 12-month change
- +7.2%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research · data as of 2026-08-31
Housing pulse
Monthly cost vs. price
Start with the typical home: $147,709. Put 20% down and borrow $118,167 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $818 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $51,939 a year, $4,328 a month. So the payment takes 18.9% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).
The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 18.2% in 2024.
- Payment share of income
- 18.9%
- Monthly P&I
- $818
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08-31
Lotvox lens
Home value after inflation
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Reported values rose +4% since January 2024.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +8% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2024 home was worth $153,812. So the real change is −4%, not +4%.
- Real change since 2024
- −4%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), via FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Lotvox lens
Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $966 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $734 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 16.8. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 16.8
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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What's moving
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across Roane County, builders pulled permits for 21 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 100% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 21
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data as of 2025
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Who's holding, who's leaving
Housing pulse
Migration and inventory
This ZIP sits in Roane County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 95 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 106 moved out.
Net across those counties: −11 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 1 in December 2025.
Most arrivals came from Kanawha, WV (51 households); most departures went to Kanawha, WV (67).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- −11
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data; Redfin Data Center (market tracker data) · data as of 2025-12-01
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What to do
