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ZIP 26187 vs ZIP 26150
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Who's going to sell
Turnover Index not published for 26187 yet.
Where
26187 in Wood County, WV
26187 is one of 11 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Wood County, WV.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 2 of the 11 with a value.
- Value rank in county
- 2 of 11
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
Local life
Schools in 26187
2 school locations in 26187: 1 elementary, 1 high.
In alphabetical order: WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.
- School locations
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (school locations)
Turnover Index not published for 26150 yet.
Where
26150 in Wood County, WV
26150 is one of 11 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Wood County, WV.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 3 of the 11 with a value.
- Value rank in county
- 3 of 11
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
Local life
Schools in 26150
1 school location in 26150: 1 elementary.
In alphabetical order: MINERAL WELLS ELEMENTARY 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 26187
In January 2000 the typical home in 26187 was worth $95,474.
Values peaked at $222,429 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.
As of August 2026: $222,429, +4.0% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $222,429
- 12-month change
- +4.0%
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: $222,429. Put 20% down and borrow $177,943 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $1,232 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $80,714 a year, $6,726 a month. So the payment takes 18.3% 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 7.9% in 2000.
- Payment share of income
- 18.3%
- Monthly P&I
- $1,232
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
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The payment, at each month's rate
Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $572.
In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $531.
By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,144 — +115% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +36%.
- Payment change since 2020
- +115%
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; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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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 +133% since January 2000.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $188,428. So the real change is +18%, not +133%.
- Real change since 2000
- +18%
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.
Home values
26187 against its neighbors
26187: +133% since January 2000.
Wood County: +116% since January 2000.
West Virginia: +139% since January 2000 — 26187 ran behind it by 6 points.
- Change since 2000
- +133%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $1,454 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $884 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 21.0. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 21.0
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)
Home values
What homes are worth in 26150
In January 2000 the typical home in 26150 was worth $82,283.
Values peaked at $221,135 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.
As of August 2026: $221,135, +3.1% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $221,135
- 12-month change
- +3.1%
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: $221,135. Put 20% down and borrow $176,908 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $1,225 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $67,004 a year, $5,584 a month. So the payment takes 21.9% 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 8.2% in 2000.
- Payment share of income
- 21.9%
- Monthly P&I
- $1,225
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
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The payment, at each month's rate
Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $493.
In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $545.
By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,138 — +109% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +31%.
- Payment change since 2020
- +109%
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; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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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 +169% since January 2000.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $162,394. So the real change is +36%, not +169%.
- Real change since 2000
- +36%
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.
Home values
26150 against its neighbors
26150: +169% since January 2000.
Wood County: +116% since January 2000.
West Virginia: +139% since January 2000 — 26150 ran ahead of it by 30 points.
- Change since 2000
- +169%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $1,446 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $766 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 24.1. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 24.1
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
Housing pulse
Sales pace vs. normal
Homes sold: about 6 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).
The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 1 — so sales ran at 600% of it, and below it in 2 of the last 24 months.
- Sales vs 2015–19 level
- 600%
Source: Redfin Data Center (market tracker data); Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across Wood County, builders pulled permits for 87 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 93% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 87
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data as of 2025
Housing pulse
Sales pace vs. normal
Homes sold: about 2 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).
The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 0 — so sales ran at ∞% of it, and below it in 0 of the last 24 months.
- Sales vs 2015–19 level
- ∞%
Source: Redfin Data Center (market tracker data); Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across Wood County, builders pulled permits for 87 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 93% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 87
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 Wood County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 662 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 658 moved out.
Net across those counties: +4 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 17 in June 2026.
Most arrivals came from Washington, OH (297 households); most departures went to Washington, OH (317).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- +4
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data; Redfin Data Center (market tracker data) · data as of 2026-06-01
Housing pulse
Migration and inventory
This ZIP sits in Wood County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 662 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 658 moved out.
Net across those counties: +4 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 7 in June 2026.
Most arrivals came from Washington, OH (297 households); most departures went to Washington, OH (317).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- +4
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data; Redfin Data Center (market tracker data) · data as of 2026-06-01