Huntington is located in the west of the state of West Virginia and a city and seat of Cabell County and is at the confluence of the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers that is on the western part of Charleston. In 1869, when a railroad magnate named Collis P. Huntington proposed to build the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s terminal, that will be situated in the area where the present-day Huntington stands. When he purchased the land, Huntington called in Holderby’s Lansing, and in 1870 the city was incorporated and was named Huntington. When the railroad arrived in 1873, the town’s economy started to prosper with the arrival of the settlers. At present, Huntington is a center of the tri-state industrial region that was formed at the junction of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Huntington, West Virginia Houses for Sale
Huntington, WV Prices for Houses for Sale
AVERAGE
165,283
+4%
MEDIAN
118,970
+22%
Relative Price (per sqft.)
PRICE
Listings of Huntington Homes for Purchase
ACTIVE
166
+22%
NEW
108
+95%
Market Duration of Homes Sold
DAYS
54
-12%
Crime & Safety
Police Officers | 93 | |
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Police Civilians | 3 | |
Total Arrests | 736 | (2020) |
Total Incidents | 3,468 | (2020) |
CrimeScore | 47.07 | |
National Rank | 4101st | |
Statewide Rank | 53rd |
Local Statistics
Population | 44,934 | (-0.01%) |
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House Size (sqft.) | 1,589 | (2.80%) |
Criminal Offenses
Arson | 22 |
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Assault Offenses | 676 |
Burglary/Breaking & Entering | 379 |
Counterfeiting/Forgery | 21 |
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property | 593 |
Drug/Narcotic Offenses | 588 |
Embezzlement | 2 |
Fraud Offenses | 136 |
Homicide Offenses | 6 |
Kidnapping/Abduction | 7 |
Larceny/Theft Offenses | 1,193 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 178 |
Pornography/Obscene Material | 2 |
Robbery | 69 |
Sex Offenses | 46 |
Stolen Property Offenses | 39 |
Weapon Law Violations | 50 |