17 census tracts
Charleston.West Virginia housing market
This Charleston housing market report covers about 25,200 homes across 17 census tracts. 17.8% of homes are vacant, higher than in 135 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $250,333 across 216 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $250,333 216 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 25,200 across 17 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 35% of occupied homes
Charleston housing market context
- At $250,333, the average listing costs 4.2 times the median household income, lower than in 134 of the 139 markets.
- Population fell 1.1% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than in 132 of the 137 markets with Census population estimates.
- The median census tract scores 59.5 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, lower than in 132 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 17 census tracts in Charleston.
Half of Charleston's tracts score between 57 and 63. The full range spans 53 to 73, with a median of 59.5.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Charleston's tracts is 6.2 points wide on the score, narrower than in 71 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 25,200 homes in Charleston, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 25,200 homes, 17.8% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 35% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 71% of Charleston’s housing units are in single-family structures, 12% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 16% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Charleston compares
Charleston's median is above the West Virginia median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Charleston lower · median · upper Charleston | West Virginia WV | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$56,745 $59,703 $81,023 | $58,767 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
39% 51% 58% | 33% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
30% 30% 31% | 29% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
2.8% 3.0% 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
3.0% 3.4% 3.6% | 2.9% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
1.82% every tract | 1.82% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.67% 0.80% 1.01% | 0.73% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
27.7% 28.9% 30.0% | 29.5% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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