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Home values, rents and more in Sylvester, WV

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$56,602
Metro: $147,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−9.2%
Metro: +1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
131
ACS 2020–24
ZIP codes around Sylvester, WV, shaded by typical home valueSylvester25193
  • Under $63k
  • $63k–$66k
  • $66k–$68k
  • $68k–$69k
  • $69k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Sylvester, WV, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Sylvester is outlined.

How Sylvester compares

The typical home in Sylvester, WV is worth about $56,602, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sylvester are 62% below the typical value in the Charleston metro area ($147,000) and 85% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Sylvester fell 9.2%, compared with +1.1% in the Charleston metro area and +1.2% nationally.

About 131 people live in Sylvester (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Sylvester has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 24 cities in the Charleston metro area and the 11th-lowest of 272 in West Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Boone County, WV · Charleston metro area · West Virginia

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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