South Charleston, WV 25303 Real Estate Market Report

ZIP Code: 25303
Report Date: May 2026
Market Temperature: HOT
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on single-family residential (SFR) properties. Metrics are calculated from recent sales and active listings within the past 90 days.

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Market Overview

This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Market Metrics

Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Rental Market

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Property Taxes

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Liquidity & Velocity

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Market Trends & Context

Understanding Market Temperature

A Hot market indicates strong buyer demand with limited inventory, typically characterized by rising prices, quick sales (low days on market), and inventory levels below historical averages.

Current Mortgage Rate Context

Market-level mortgage rate comparison for this area:

Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates for properties in South Charleston, WV are averaging approximately 6.5%, reflecting a stable interest rate environment for property owners in this market throughout 2026.

Note: Interest rate comparisons provide market context. The existing "Interest Rate Pressure" metric above shows the qualitative market impact.

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Key Findings

1. The primary indicator of market value is the median sold price $172,500, which represents recent transaction activity and sits close to the median listing price $174,900, suggesting a modest spread between asking and achieved prices in current transactions.

2. The market is showing strengthening price and rent trends—market temperature: hot with up price momentum (price year-over-year trend: up) and up rent momentum (rent year-over-year trend: up); this combination supports continued seller-side pricing power for SFR and condo listings.

3. Liquidity shows mixed signals: the median days on market 350 points to slower sales velocity in the sample and may indicate pricing friction or transaction lag even as the market appears competitive; interpret this as slower turnover rather than definitive weak demand.

4. Supply and financing context: sampled inventory appears relatively constrained (constrained supply in the analyzed sample), which supports pricing, while rent pressure is evident with a median market rent $900 and rising rents; interest rate environment is moderate—Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates ~6.5%—which may temper buyer purchasing power but is stable for owners and investors.

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Notable Properties

The following 8 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.