24740
Princeton, West Virginia.
Princeton, Mercer County, WV · Bluefield, WV-VA metro · population 16,498
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$461 (+132%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $1,271 -1%
- $155,421$154,150 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $39,274 +34%
- $114,876$154,150 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 24740$809
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 24740 fell 0.8% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Princeton, WV — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 24740
Against the Bluefield, WV-VA metro and the national benchmark.
- 24740$865
- Bluefield$786
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 24740
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 24740$154,150
- Bluefield$147,251
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 25922 | Spanishburg | 63 | — | $194,272 |
| 6.3 | 24733 | Lashmeet | 122 | — | $128,871 |
| 6.3 | 24712 | Athens | 2,913 | — | $190,681 |
| 6.4 | 24739 | Princeton | 13,981 | — | $192,974 |
| 6.9 | 24747 | Rock | 3,125 | — | $129,401 |
| 7.4 | 25820 | Camp Creek | 583 | — | $215,439 |
| 8.6 | 25971 | Lerona | 1,438 | — | $211,372 |
| 9.2 | 24701 | Bluefield | 17,117 | $814 | $114,161 |
| 9.7 | 24366 | Rocky Gap | 466 | — | $183,898 |
| 10.3 | 25841 | Flat Top | 526 | — | $207,358 |
| 11.1 | 24736 | Matoaka | 426 | — | $63,720 |
| 12.5 | 25902 | Odd | 260 | — | $132,308 |
| 12.6 | 25979 | Pipestem | 541 | — | $191,462 |
| 14.4 | 24124 | Narrows | 4,042 | — | $171,636 |
| 15.0 | 24147 | Rich Creek | 1,352 | — | $161,835 |
| 15.2 | 25843 | Ghent | 986 | — | $302,619 |
| 15.5 | 25969 | Jumping Branch | 1,826 | — | $201,649 |
| 16.3 | 24613 | Falls Mills | 276 | — | $114,615 |
| 16.6 | 24868 | Northfork | 999 | — | $34,525 |
| 16.8 | 25825 | Cool Ridge | 2,659 | — | $226,497 |
| 16.9 | 24726 | Herndon | 275 | — | $57,459 |
| 17.1 | 24314 | Bastian | 1,324 | — | $176,731 |
| 17.8 | 25978 | Nimitz | 534 | — | $182,282 |
| 18.0 | 24963 | Peterstown | 3,560 | — | $185,066 |
| 18.2 | 24605 | Bluefield | 8,872 | — | $150,660 |
| 18.5 | 24315 | Bland | 3,978 | — | $188,561 |
| 18.6 | 24831 | Elkhorn | 393 | — | $33,876 |
| 18.6 | 25823 | Coal City | 423 | — | $103,398 |
| 19.2 | 25989 | White Oak | 471 | — | $197,909 |
| 19.7 | 24935 | Forest Hill | 797 | — | $140,928 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.