Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $230,000 | Redfin · Charleston, WV | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 23 days | Redfin · Charleston, WV | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 154 homes | Redfin · Charleston, WV | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $166,696 | Zillow · Charleston, WV | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 291 homes | Zillow · Charleston, WV | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Charleston, WV seller resources / Market report
Charleston, WV Housing Market and Selling Costs
Compare current Charleston market measures with the condition, repairs, occupancy, selling costs, and timing for your house.
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Current local measures
Charleston housing numbers to compare
Each figure below keeps its provider, exact place, and data period beside it. These are market measures, not a price for a particular house.
| Measure, place and period | Value | Public source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale priceRedfin · Charleston, WV · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | $230,000+12.19% from a year earlier | Redfin Data Center public data → |
| Median days on marketRedfin · Charleston, WV · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | 23 days | Redfin Data Center public data → |
| Homes soldRedfin · Charleston, WV · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | 154 homes | Redfin Data Center public data → |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI)Zillow · Charleston, WV · exact placePeriod: As of August 2026 | $166,696+2.57% from a year earlier | Zillow Research public data → |
| For-sale inventoryZillow · Charleston, WV · exact placePeriod: As of August 2026 | 291 homes | Zillow Research public data → |
Redfin reports completed-sale activity. Zillow's typical home value is a modeled measure, while its inventory figure counts homes for sale. They answer different questions, so compare each one with its own source, place, and period.
What the numbers mean
A citywide measure cannot price your house
Redfin's median sale price covers completed sales in Charleston over the rolling period shown above. Zillow's typical home value is a separate model, measured as of its own date. Neither one is an offer or a valuation of your address.
Redfin's sale-price figure covers three months ending august 2026; the Zillow measure has its own date and method. Keep those periods separate when you compare them.
Condition and repair needs can change which buyers will consider the house and what work is left before a sale. Tenants, access, and the time you have can also change whether listing, repairs, or a direct as-is sale fits your situation.
The citywide numbers are context only. The facts about your house—its condition, repairs, occupancy, access, and timing—belong in the comparison.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Charleston and Kanawha County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
West Virginia selling costs
Put transfer taxes in the closing comparison
West Virginia charges an excise tax when real-estate title transfers. The base rates combine $1.10 per $500 of value with an additional county excise tax of $0.55 per $500. A county commission may raise that additional county tax to as much as $1.65 per $500. Each $500 or fraction counts, and taxable value includes liens the buyer takes over. The county clerk also collects a $20 Affordable Housing Fund fee before recording.
By law, the seller pays the transfer tax unless the buyer accepts the deed without the tax paid. The exact Kanawha County rate for a particular transfer should be confirmed with the county clerk or closing professional.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the West Virginia real estate transfer excise tax and the additional county excise tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
West Virginia real-estate transfer excise tax statute (§11-22-2) →·Statutory definition of taxable value and excluded transfers (§11-22-1) →
What you may keep
Sale price and money left after costs are different numbers
Your sale price is the amount paid for the house before deductions. What you keep depends on the mortgage payoff and other costs, such as repairs, listing commission if you list, utilities, insurance, taxes, and the time you carry the property. Compare the amount left after those costs, not just the headline price.
Use the Charleston calculator to change the sale-price, payoff, repairs, and selling-cost assumptions for your comparison.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Compare what you would keep with the Charleston calculator →Charleston Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
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Charleston market report questions
What do the current Charleston market numbers show?
The Redfin row above is a median sale-price measure for Charleston, WV during Three months ending August 2026. The Zillow typical home value and inventory use their own measure and date. Read each with its source, place, and period; none prices an individual house.
Does the Charleston median sale price tell me what my house is worth?
No. It is a median of completed sales for the place and period named in the table, not a price for your address. Condition, repairs, occupancy, access, and timing can change your comparison.
Why are the Redfin and Zillow figures different?
Redfin reports completed-sale activity for its stated period. Zillow’s typical home value is a model, and its inventory measure counts homes for sale. Those measures answer different questions, so compare each with its named source, place, and period.
Who pays West Virginia real-estate transfer excise tax?
West Virginia law generally places the tax on the seller unless the buyer accepts the deed without the tax paid. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the West Virginia real estate transfer excise tax and the additional county excise tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes remain separate.
How can I compare the sale price with what I would keep?
Subtract the mortgage payoff and the costs that apply to your sale, such as repairs, listing commission if you list, utilities, insurance, taxes, and carrying time. The linked Charleston calculator lets you change planning assumptions; its result is an estimate, not an offer.
Do you buy houses as-is in Charleston and Kanawha County?
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Charleston and Kanawha County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.