Down payment assistance · Monongalia County
Buying a home in Cheat Lake, WV
6 statewide.Cheat Lake has no program of its own, and 6 statewide. Here is what each one offers, what the local market looks like, and who near you can walk you through it.
What’s local to Cheat Lake
No program of Cheat Lake’s own yet
No program run for Cheat Lake or for Monongalia County alone is listed. A home in Cheat Lake can use the West Virginia statewide and federal programs below.
The closest city that runs its own program is Morgantown, about 6 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.
Neighboring cities
1 program for homes in nearby cities
1 more program is for homes in Morgantown. See them 1 program in neighboring cities — for homes inside those cities, not Cheat Lake
- Morgantown — City of Morgantown Employee Down Payment Assistance Program (Morgantown Homecoming)
The Cheat Lake marketThe Cheat Lake housing market
Kinds of homes hereWhat’s for sale here, and what the programs accept
Kinds of homes in Cheat Lake
- 69.6% single-familysingle-family
- 14.4% townhousetownhouse
- 2.9% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 8% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 5.1% mobile & othermobile home & other
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.
When Cheat Lake’s homes were built
25.9%
of Cheat Lake homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.of homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 comes with a federal lead-paint disclosure, and some programs require an inspection.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.
8 of the 68 programs here set their income limit as a share of Monongalia County’s area median income, adjusted for household size. See the published limits for Monongalia County
Free help nearbyFree help near Cheat Lake
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Across West Virginia and nationwide
68 statewide & federal programs6 statewide programs, plus federal options
Cheat Lake questions
Does Cheat Lake have its own down payment program?
No program run for Cheat Lake alone is listed. A home in Cheat Lake can use the 6 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.
Can I use assistance on a condo in Cheat Lake?
Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.
What is the income limit in Monongalia County?
Each program sets its own. 8 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Monongalia County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.
Where can I take a homebuyer class near Cheat Lake?
HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.
Nearby in Monongalia
Sources
Sources: agency sites (June–July 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.Programs: Hey Prescott catalog of 2,000+ programs, each verified with its agency (June–July 2026). Market: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Income: HUD FY2026 income limits. Counselors: HUD list of approved housing counseling agencies. Hey Prescott is not a lender.