What is the median rent in Charles Town, WV?

Name: Median rent in Charles Town, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Charles Town, WV is $1,115 (±$62) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 698 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Charles Town, the median gross rent went from $928 in 2015–2019 to $1,115 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,115 (±$62)
Rented homes: 698 (±182)
$2,000 or more: 7.7%
Since 2015–2019: +20.2%

How much rent costs in Charles Town

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Charles Town	Jefferson County	West Virginia	United States
Less than $500	14.9% (±8.8 points)	13.1%	14.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.3% (±10.3 points)	26.3%	50.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	46.6% (±12.1 points)	34.7%	26.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.5% (±10.1 points)	16.4%	6.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.7% (±6.1 points)	6.8%	1.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.2 points)	1.8%	0.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.0% (±5.0 points)	0.8%	0.6%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 46.6% of renting households.

7.7% of rented homes in Charles Town cost $2,000 or more a month.

Charles Town against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Charles Town	Jefferson County	West Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$1,115 (±$62)	$1,108 (±$53)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	698 (±182)	4,118 (±441)	156,233 (±2,830)	42,849,984

In Charles Town, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($1,108).

It is also higher than in West Virginia ($872).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Jefferson County, Charles Town ranks 7 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 221.

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

How rent in Charles Town has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$928 (±$102)	$1,115 (±$62)	+20.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	32.6% (±5.0 points)	25.5% (±5.9 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.7% (±7.5 points)	4.5% (±5.6 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not 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 Charles Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Charles Town
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Charles Town	—	$1,115 (±$62)	—
Ranson corporation	3.2 mi	$1,536 (±$312)	Higher
Shannondale	5.2 mi	$1,269 (±$352)	Not measurably different
Shenandoah Junction	6.3 mi	$1,123 (±$32)	Not measurably different
Bolivar	8.1 mi	$1,505 (±$222)	Higher
Harpers Ferry	8.6 mi	$1,859 (±$245)	Higher
Berryville	9.6 mi	$1,443 (±$123)	Higher
Round Hill	11 mi	$1,390 (±$41)	Higher
Inwood	11 mi	$1,647 (±$189)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ranson corporation, WV ($1,536), Bolivar, WV ($1,505), Harpers Ferry, WV ($1,859).

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

Median gross rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Harpers Ferry	$1,859 (±$245)
2	Ranson corporation	$1,536 (±$312)
3	Bolivar	$1,505 (±$222)
4	Shannondale	$1,269 (±$352)
5	Shepherdstown	$1,201 (±$181)
6	Shenandoah Junction	$1,123 (±$32)
7	Charles Town	$1,115 (±$62)

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 Charles Town

What is the average rent in Charles Town, WV?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Charles Town is $1,115 (±$62) 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 Charles Town?

In Charles Town, the median gross rent went from $928 in 2015–2019 to $1,115 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

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 Charles Town cost more than $2,000 a month?

7.7% of rented homes in Charles Town have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Charles Town higher than in Jefferson County?

In Charles Town, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($1,108).

It is also higher than in West Virginia ($872).

It is lower than 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 Charles Town city, West Virginia (place:14610, 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.