How much do homeowners pay a month in Cross Lanes, WV?

Name: Homeowner costs in Cross Lanes, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Cross Lanes, WV pay a median of $1,196 (±$81) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $432 (±$53).

58.7% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Cross Lanes, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,164 in 2015–2019 to $1,196 in 2020–2024 (+2.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,196 (±$81)
Without a mortgage: $432 (±$53)
Owned with a mortgage: 58.7%

Monthly owner costs in Cross Lanes

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cross Lanes	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
With a mortgage	$1,196 (±$81)	$1,216 (±$26)	$1,255 (±$13)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$432 (±$53)	$447 (±$8)	$398 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	58.7% (±6.7 points)	47.6% (±1.8 points)	46.1% (±0.5 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,009 (±$106)	$964 (±$32)	$865 (±$9)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Cross Lanes, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Kanawha County ($1,216).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia ($1,255).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Kanawha County, Cross Lanes ranks 8 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 95 of 251.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Cross Lanes have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,164 (±$59)	$1,196 (±$81)	+2.7%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$884 (±$47)	$1,009 (±$106)	+14.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$138,700 (±$6,976)	$153,800 (±$12,759)	+10.9%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Cross Lanes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Lanes
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Cross Lanes	—	$1,196 (±$81)	—
Nitro	2.6 mi	$1,028 (±$148)	Not measurably different
Poca	3.5 mi	$1,179 (±$56)	Not measurably different
St. Albans	4.8 mi	$1,114 (±$56)	Not measurably different
Dunbar	4.9 mi	$1,121 (±$42)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	6.5 mi	$967 (±$268)	Not measurably different
South Charleston	7.3 mi	$1,189 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Teays Valley	8.4 mi	$1,708 (±$118)	Higher
Sissonville	8.6 mi	$1,383 (±$52)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Teays Valley, WV ($1,708), Sissonville, WV ($1,383).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Kanawha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
2	Sissonville	$1,383 (±$52)
3	Tornado	$1,370 (±$229)
4	Charleston	$1,363 (±$88)
5	Coal Fork	$1,298 (±$110)
6	Clendenin	$1,256 (±$473)
7	Chesapeake	$1,212 (±$241)
8	Cross Lanes	$1,196 (±$81)
9	South Charleston	$1,189 (±$125)
10	Pratt	$1,146 (±$81)
11 (tie)	Cedar Grove	$1,121 (±$90)
11 (tie)	Dunbar	$1,121 (±$42)
13	St. Albans	$1,114 (±$56)
14	East Bank	$1,105 (±$53)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cross Lanes is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cross Lanes

What is the average mortgage payment in Cross Lanes?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cross Lanes, WV is $1,196 (±$81) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Cross Lanes?

Owners without a mortgage in Cross Lanes pay a median of $432 (±$53) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Cross Lanes gone up?

In Cross Lanes, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,164 in 2015–2019 to $1,196 in 2020–2024 (+2.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cross Lanes CDP, West Virginia (place:19108, in state:54).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.