Parkersburg, WV Housing


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Parkersburg, WV is a great place to invest in housing. The median value of housing in Parkersburg is $133,400, which is significantly lower than the US median value of $338,100. Additionally, the 1 year house appreciation rate in Parkersburg is 15.71%, which is higher than the US average of 8.27%. This shows that investing in housing in Parkersburg is a good decision as the property values are likely to increase over time. Thus, those looking for a good investment opportunity should consider investing in housing in Parkersburg.

The median home cost in Parkersburg is $133,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 51.3%. Home Appreciation in Parkersburg is up 9.1%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Parkersburg real estate is 62 years old
The Rental Market in Parkersburg
- Renters make up 33.8% of the Parkersburg population
- 2.8% of houses and apartments in Parkersburg, are available to rent

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Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingParkersburg, West VirginiaUnited States
  15,441.0139,647,020.0
  6742
  $133,400$338,100
  9.1%16.6%
  34.9%57.0%
  51.3%101.1%
  $7.85$10.98
  $740$2,690
  55.3%57.4%
  13.5%11.2%
  31.2%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.8%1.9%
  0.8%0.4%
  1.0%0.7%
  1.0%0.4%
  0.7%3.6%
  7.0%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  2.4%2.6%
  6.6%2.4%
  8.7%2.8%
  16.4%3.9%
  19.7%4.5%
  22.5%11.3%
  12.5%13.0%
  8.0%20.1%
  1.6%13.6%
  0.2%8.3%
  0.6%9.7%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.6%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  2.8%13.6%
  2.8%13.6%
  4.0%13.6%
  6.1%13.2%
  11.2%14.8%
  4.0%13.6%
  25.0%10.0%
  9.8%4.7%
  29.5%12.2%
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Over 6 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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