What is the median rent in Boaz, WV?

The median gross rent in Boaz, WV is $1,292 (±$489) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 127 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Boaz, the median gross rent went from $1,007 in 2015–2019 to $1,292 in 2020–2024 (+28.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,292 (±$489)
Rented homes
127 (±78)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+28.3%

How much rent costs in Boaz

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentBoazWood CountyWest VirginiaUnited States
Less than $50026.0% (±26.5 points)17.2%14.6%6.3%
$500 to $9998.7% (±15.4 points)56.3%50.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49963.8% (±32.3 points)23.0%26.8%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9991.6% (±4.2 points)2.7%6.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±25.1 points)0.5%1.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±25.1 points)0.0%0.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±25.1 points)0.3%0.6%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 63.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Boaz cost $2,000 or more a month.

Boaz against Wood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
BoazWood CountyWest VirginiaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,292 (±$489)$822 (±$25)$872 (±$8)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent127 (±78)8,168 (±513)156,233 (±2,830)42,849,984

In Boaz, median gross rent is not measurably different from Wood County ($822).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia ($872).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Wood County, Boaz ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 221.

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

How rent in Boaz has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,007 (±$640)$1,292 (±$489)+28.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.9% (±5.8 points)21.9% (±11.2 points)+8.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.5% (±8.1 points)11.8% (±19.7 points)+6.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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 gross rent in places near Boaz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boaz
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Boaz—$1,292 (±$489)—
Williamstown2.7 mi$839 (±$25)Not measurably different
Warren Township (Washington County)3.6 mi$776 (±$106)Lower
Vienna3.9 mi$809 (±$78)Not measurably different
Marietta4.4 mi$861 (±$64)Not measurably different
Reno5.2 mi$764 (±$46)Lower
Marietta Township6.1 mi$789 (±$56)Lower
Devola7.4 mi$977 (±$162)Not measurably different
Muskingum Township (Washington County)7.8 mi$975 (±$121)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warren Township (Washington County), OH ($776), Reno, OH ($764), Marietta Township, OH ($789).

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

Median gross rent across Wood County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Boaz$1,292 (±$489)
2Blennerhassett$1,117 (±$93)
3Washington$859 (±$205)
4Mineralwells$851 (±$66)
5Williamstown$839 (±$25)
6Lubeck$836 (±$719)
7Vienna$809 (±$78)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Wood County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Boaz 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 Boaz

What is the average rent in Boaz, WV?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Boaz is $1,292 (±$489) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Boaz?

In Boaz, the median gross rent went from $1,007 in 2015–2019 to $1,292 in 2020–2024 (+28.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Boaz cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Boaz have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 26.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Boaz higher than in Wood County?

In Boaz, median gross rent is not measurably different from Wood County ($822).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia ($872).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Boaz CDP, West Virginia (place:08836, in state:54).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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