The median home in Fairmont, West Virginia is valued at $181,640, up 3.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,057, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 14.3x — below the national average of 18x. Fairmont is part of the Fairmont, WV metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$181,640
+3.3%
Rent$1,057/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $66/mo cheaper ($1,057 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WV ins. 28% per HUD.
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$36,328 on $181,640
Affordable — 18% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,123
P/I18%
Afford$283K
Room+$101K
P&I $918Tax $88Ins $117
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