Beckley, WV · West Virginia

Raleigh County

ZIP 25849

73,666 residents51 permits TTM$52,055 median HHI41 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$142,600

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

7.1%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

19.5%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+0.72%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

51

Census BPS

Climate risk

65.5

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 25849

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 2.7R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown41 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
2582310.4%
258019.1%
258808.1%
258277.8%
250077.1%
250087.1%
250447.1%
250487.1%
250607.1%
250627.1%
251407.1%
251747.1%
251807.1%
258117.1%
258177.1%
258187.1%
258367.1%
258397.1%
258437.1%
258447.1%
258497.1%
258517.1%
258537.1%
258577.1%
258657.1%
258717.1%
258737.1%
258787.1%
259027.1%
259087.1%
259097.1%
259117.1%
259157.1%
259207.1%
259217.1%
259327.1%
259897.1%
258135.5%
259184.9%
258254.6%
258323.7%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

Demographics

Owner-occupied

74.6%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

16.1%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

21.6%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

40.9%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

42.8

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026