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Glenville, WV Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Glenville, WV Housing Market Trends

With a population of 1,092, 404 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $148,367, house prices in Glenville are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Glenville, accounting for 65.57% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Glenville include mobile homes or trailers ( 16.00%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.39%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.00%).

Glenville is dominated by renter-occupied one, two, or no bedrooms apartments. 73.26% of Glenville's dwellings are rentals.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Glenville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 40.87% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Glenville include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 31.48%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 19.83%). There's also some housing in Glenville built between 2000 and later ( 7.83%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Glenville. Fully 29.74% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Glenville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Glenville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Glenville Home Appreciation Rates

Glenville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Glenville during the period has been just 4.67%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Glenville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Glenville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Glenville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 18.52%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 99.08% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Glenville. Glenville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.56%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.39%.

Relative to West Virginia, our data show that Glenville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in West Virginia.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$148,367

Glenville, WV Home Prices
> $1,257,000
$943,001 - $1,257,000
$628,001 - $943,000
$502,001 - $628,000
$377,001 - $502,000
$251,001 - $377,000
$125,001 - $251,000
$63,001 - $125,000
$0 - $63,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2.0%
16.4%
16.4%
27.0%
27.0%
27.6%
27.6%
23.0%
23.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for West virginia

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

404

Glenville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,192 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
26.7%
26.7%
73.3%
73.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
29.7%
29.7%
70.3%
70.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.8%
7.8%
31.5%
31.5%
40.9%
40.9%
19.8%
19.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
65.6%
65.6%
1.0%
1.0%
8.0%
8.0%
9.4%
9.4%
16.0%
16.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.7%
4.7%
10.1%
10.1%
41.4%
41.4%
28.0%
28.0%
14.4%
14.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Glenville

Zip Codes in Glenville, WV