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Buying a home in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

The typical owner-occupied home in Gallipolis Ferry is worth about $91,900, 43% below the West Virginia median of $162,600 and 72% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $43,750 a year, so the median home costs 2.1 times the median income (2.7 times for West Virginia). 97% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 33% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Gallipolis Ferry at a glance

Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia U.S.
Median home value $91,900 $162,600 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $865 $3,119
Median household income $43,750 $59,608 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 97% 75% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 33% 46% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,137 $1,255 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 17.2% 17.3% 21.0%
Median rent – $872 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1986 1976 1980
Vacant homes 4.4% 15.4% 10.1%
Population 731 1,778,373 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Gallipolis Ferry

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Gallipolis Ferry home of $91,900 with 20% down costs about $617 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $770, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $26,447 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 17% of the median Gallipolis Ferry household income of $43,750; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $152,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$18,380
Loan amount$73,520
Principal and interest$495
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$84
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$38
PMI$0
Total per month$617

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,216
Loan amount$90,235
Principal and interest$607
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$84
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$38
FHA mortgage insurance$41
Total per month$770

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Questions about home buying in Gallipolis Ferry

What is the median home value in Gallipolis Ferry?

About $91,900 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Gallipolis Ferry?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $617 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $26,447 a year.

More about Gallipolis Ferry

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data