Home values, rents and more in Preston County, WV
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Preston County, WV compares
The typical home in Preston County, WV is worth about $146,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Preston County, WV are 35% below the typical value in the Morgantown metro area ($225,000) and 60% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Preston County, WV rose 5.9%, compared with +3.4% in the Morgantown metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,000 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 26% below the Morgantown metro area ($1,354) and 48% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $61,880, against $64,640 in the Morgantown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 34,004 people live in Preston County, WV (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Preston County, WV has the 26th-lowest typical home value of the 55 counties in West Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Morgantown metro area · West Virginia
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Nearby counties
Cities in Preston County, WV
ZIP codes in Preston County, WV
- 26374 · Independence $200,000
- 26410 · Newburg $108,000
- 26425 · Rowlesburg $96,581
- 26444 · Rowlesburg $116,000
- 26519 · Albright $165,000
- 26525 · Bruceton Mills $80,055
- 26537 · Kingwood $180,000
- 26542 · Masontown $174,000
- 26547 · Arthurdale $196,000
- 26705 · Rowlesburg $140,000
- 26716 · Eglon $154,000
- 26764 · Terra Alta $179,000
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.