The story of this market
The typical home in Mason County, West Virginia sells for about $159,636, or $120 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.05% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 25 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 82% since 2003. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $944 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $944 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+31.5%). Worst: 2012 (-8.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+8.9%
WV · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,196
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
80
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $15,497,954.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
66.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 688 | 332 | 66.6% | 4% | $125,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County exhibits a stable, low-cost housing market with modest year-over-year price appreciation. The market is currently balanced with inventory levels supporting a steady pace of sales, though economic indicators like median income remain below national benchmarks.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 56 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99.85% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.7% · poverty 19.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports of 7 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 25123 | Leon | $145,000 | $98 | +3.5% | 82 | 96% | 12% | 7 | 14 | $866 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25247 | Hartford City | $70,500 | $55 | +2.1% | 120 | 96% | 10% | 6 | 5 | $650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25260 | Mason | $145,000 | $98 | +2.1% | 62 | 96.5% | 12% | 5.6 | 45 | $983 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25265 | New Haven | $129,476 | $105 | +2.1% | 88 | 96.5% | 15% | 6.2 | 12 | $575 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25502 | Apple Grove | $82,300 | $85 | — | 55 | 100% | — | — | 484 | $944 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25526 | Hurricane | $277,000 | $158 | +9.6% | 31 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 246 | $894 | researched Sep 26 |
| 25550 | Point Pleasant | $165,000 | $112 | +2.4% | 68 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.1 | 42 | $631 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Property taxes in Mason County are assessed by the county assessor based on 60% of fair market value, with tax rates determined by the local board of education and county commission levies.
The local economy is characterized by a mix of small-scale industry and services, with a median household income significantly below the national average.
The Mason County Assessor's office maintains property assessments based on state-mandated appraisal cycles.
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Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter profiles.