Measured FHFA data · through 2025
Home appreciation in Huntington, WV
Home prices in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area rose +7.4% a year over the five years ending 2025, by the FHFA all-transactions index, against +7.7% a year for West Virginia as a whole. That is 0.3 points a year behind the state index.
The pace, three windows
1-year
+6.7%
2025 over 2024. West Virginia: +5.6%.
5-year, per year
+7.4%
Compound annual pace, 2020 to 2025. West Virginia: +7.7%.
10-year, per year
+4.6%
+56.7% in total since 2015. West Virginia: +5.0%.
20 years against West Virginia
Among the 409 metros with enough history to measure, that places Huntington, WV 330th nationally and 3rd of the 7 measured metros in West Virginia. The last five years ran faster than the decade: +4.6% a year over ten years, +56.7% in total. Within the window shown, the index never fell more than 0.4% from a prior peak. The strongest single year in the window was 2022 at +10.5%, and the weakest was 2013 at -0.2%. In 2025 alone the index moved +6.7%, against +5.6% for the state.
Year by year
| 2005 | 100.0 | — | 100.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 104.5 | +4.5% | 105.9 |
| 2007 | 108.5 | +3.9% | 107.9 |
| 2008 | 110.6 | +2.0% | 107.4 |
| 2009 | 111.2 | +0.5% | 105.1 |
| 2010 | 111.1 | -0.1% | 103.8 |
| 2011 | 111.7 | +0.5% | 102.2 |
| 2012 | 112.9 | +1.1% | 102.7 |
| 2013 | 112.7 | -0.2% | 104.2 |
| 2014 | 112.5 | -0.2% | 106.3 |
| 2015 | 115.5 | +2.7% | 108.7 |
| 2016 | 116.5 | +0.9% | 110.8 |
| 2017 | 117.6 | +1.0% | 111.8 |
| 2018 | 117.7 | +0.1% | 114.3 |
| 2019 | 121.1 | +2.9% | 116.9 |
| 2020 | 126.7 | +4.6% | 121.9 |
| 2021 | 137.1 | +8.2% | 133.5 |
| 2022 | 151.4 | +10.5% | 148.3 |
| 2023 | 160.1 | +5.7% | 156.7 |
| 2024 | 169.6 | +5.9% | 167.1 |
| 2025 | 180.9 | +6.7% | 176.4 |
The 7 measured metros in West Virginia
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | +10.4% | +9.4% | +6.7% |
| 2 | Beckley, WV | +9.3% | +9.3% | +4.9% |
| 3 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | +6.7% | +7.4% | +4.6% |
| 4 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | +4.7% | +7.1% | +5.1% |
| 5 | Morgantown, WV | +8.1% | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| 6 | Charleston, WV | +3.8% | +6.6% | +3.8% |
| 7 | Wheeling, WV-OH | +4.8% | +6.6% | +4.8% |
Source & method: Metro figures: FHFA quarterly all-transactions index for metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions, annualized as the mean of the four quarterly (NSA) values. State figures: FHFA quarterly all-transactions index, annualized as the mean of the four quarterly (NSA) values. The metro spans WV, KY, OH; the comparison uses West Virginia, the state of its principal city. “5-yr /yr” and “10-yr /yr” are compound annual growth over the window ending 2025; all figures are nominal. Data published by the FHFA House Price Index; this edition compiled 2026-09-07. Educational data, not investment advice.
See the West Virginia row in the state rankings, the county rankings, and, for why one metro number hides so much, why two homes in the same ZIP code appreciate differently.
Frequently asked questions
How fast have home prices risen in Huntington, WV?
+7.4% a year over the five years ending 2025, and +4.6% a year over ten, by the FHFA all-transactions index for the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area. Over ten years that is +56.7% in total. These are measured, nominal changes, not forecasts.
Is Huntington, WV appreciating faster than West Virginia?
Over the five years ending 2025, no: +7.4% a year for the metro against +7.7% for the state, 0.3 points a year behind. Over ten years the gap is -0.4 points a year.
Does a metro average tell me what a specific home in Huntington, WV will do?
No. This page reports the measured index for the whole metro. Neighborhoods and individual homes inside it followed different paths, and a metro average conceals that spread. Use it for context, then evaluate the specific property within its own local market.
Averages end where the decision starts
These are area averages from measured history. Individual homes inside the same area follow meaningfully different paths. Good Investment ranks a specific property within its own market, with context and a confidence flag.