West Virginia places ranked by rent burden
76 places in West Virginia have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Sophia (91.9%), Clay (87.1%), Rupert (84.0%).
Lowest figure: Ranson corporation (28.5%).
The figure for West Virginia as a whole is 48.8% (±1.4 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for West Virginia as a whole
- 48.8% (±1.4 points)
- Places ranked
- 76
West Virginia places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia | Raleigh County | 91.9% (±22.4 points) |
| 2 | Clay | Clay County | 87.1% (±34.0 points) |
| 3 | Rupert | Greenbrier County | 84.0% (±31.8 points) |
| 4 | West Hamlin | Lincoln County | 82.5% (±24.5 points) |
| 5 | Mabscott | Raleigh County | 79.3% (±27.7 points) |
| 6 | Fairlea | Greenbrier County | 77.3% (±24.4 points) |
| 7 | Boaz | Wood County | 76.4% (±29.2 points) |
| 8 | Anmoore | Harrison County | 74.7% (±32.6 points) |
| 9 | Sissonville | Kanawha County | 72.5% (±34.3 points) |
| 10 | Ravenswood | Jackson County | 72.1% (±19.8 points) |
| 11 | Montgomery | Fayette County | 71.9% (±17.3 points) |
| 12 | Addison (Webster Springs) | Webster County | 70.1% (±17.9 points) |
| 13 | Fort Gay | Wayne County | 68.6% (±28.2 points) |
| 14 | Alderson | Greenbrier County | 66.9% (±26.5 points) |
| 15 | Wayne | Wayne County | 66.2% (±21.3 points) |
| 16 | Marlinton | Pocahontas County | 65.6% (±20.2 points) |
| 17 | Morgantown | Monongalia County | 63.7% (±6.8 points) |
| 18 | Princeton | Mercer County | 63.6% (±15.3 points) |
| 19 | Huntington | Cabell County | 62.8% (±5.1 points) |
| 20 | Sistersville | Tyler County | 62.0% (±18.9 points) |
| 21 | Gassaway | Braxton County | 61.4% (±29.7 points) |
| 22 | Rainelle | Greenbrier County | 61.1% (±22.6 points) |
| 23 | New Cumberland | Hancock County | 59.8% (±26.9 points) |
| 24 | Spencer | Roane County | 59.4% (±16.9 points) |
| 25 | Hinton | Summers County | 58.9% (±22.4 points) |
| 26 | Danville | Boone County | 58.8% (±25.6 points) |
| 27 | Granville | Monongalia County | 58.1% (±23.7 points) |
| 28 | Lewisburg | Greenbrier County | 57.5% (±27.0 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Oak Hill | Fayette County | 56.7% (±12.7 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Teays Valley | Putnam County | 56.7% (±23.8 points) |
| 31 | Ronceverte | Greenbrier County | 56.5% (±23.5 points) |
| 32 | Beckley | Raleigh County | 56.4% (±10.5 points) |
| 33 | Elkins | Randolph County | 56.2% (±14.0 points) |
| 34 (tie) | Vienna | Wood County | 56.0% (±18.9 points) |
| 34 (tie) | Wheeling | Ohio County | 56.0% (±6.5 points) |
| 36 | Beverly | Randolph County | 55.7% (±26.2 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Bolivar | Jefferson County | 54.1% (±22.7 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Martinsburg | Berkeley County | 54.1% (±9.1 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Clarksburg | Harrison County | 53.8% (±10.0 points) |
| 39 (tie) | McMechen | Marshall County | 53.8% (±22.0 points) |
| 41 | Petersburg | Grant County | 53.7% (±16.0 points) |
| 42 | Chapmanville | Logan County | 53.5% (±26.4 points) |
| 43 | Chesapeake | Kanawha County | 52.7% (±21.4 points) |
| 44 | Keyser | Mineral County | 52.6% (±19.7 points) |
| 45 | South Charleston | Kanawha County | 51.8% (±12.9 points) |
| 46 | Nutter Fort | Harrison County | 51.1% (±17.0 points) |
| 47 | Cheat Lake | Monongalia County | 50.8% (±19.5 points) |
| 48 | Moundsville | Marshall County | 50.0% (±16.0 points) |
| 49 | St. Albans | Kanawha County | 49.3% (±12.6 points) |
| 50 | Williamson | Mingo County | 49.2% (±21.5 points) |
| 51 | Pea Ridge | Cabell County | 48.9% (±14.5 points) |
| 52 | Weirton | Hancock County | 48.2% (±9.3 points) |
| 53 | Nitro | Kanawha County | 48.1% (±18.9 points) |
| 54 | Parkersburg | Wood County | 48.0% (±6.4 points) |
| 55 | Parsons | Tucker County | 47.8% (±21.8 points) |
| 56 | Logan | Logan County | 47.7% (±23.2 points) |
| 57 | Marmet | Kanawha County | 47.6% (±16.0 points) |
| 58 | Charleston | Kanawha County | 46.8% (±5.3 points) |
| 59 | Romney | Hampshire County | 46.4% (±17.2 points) |
| 60 | Buckhannon | Upshur County | 46.3% (±17.0 points) |
| 61 | Fairmont | Marion County | 44.8% (±7.5 points) |
| 62 | Dunbar | Kanawha County | 44.7% (±16.1 points) |
| 63 | Star City | Monongalia County | 43.3% (±13.9 points) |
| 64 | Westover | Monongalia County | 43.1% (±14.6 points) |
| 65 | Mount Hope | Fayette County | 43.0% (±18.3 points) |
| 66 | New Martinsville | Wetzel County | 41.6% (±16.2 points) |
| 67 | Summersville | Nicholas County | 41.5% (±16.8 points) |
| 68 | Cross Lanes | Kanawha County | 41.3% (±19.1 points) |
| 69 | Barboursville | Cabell County | 39.4% (±13.9 points) |
| 70 | Benwood | Marshall County | 37.9% (±14.5 points) |
| 71 | Bluefield | Mercer County | 35.4% (±12.1 points) |
| 72 | Weston | Lewis County | 32.6% (±14.3 points) |
| 73 | Bridgeport | Harrison County | 31.4% (±13.1 points) |
| 74 | Hurricane | Putnam County | 29.5% (±12.7 points) |
| 75 | Charles Town | Jefferson County | 29.1% (±13.5 points) |
| 76 | Ranson corporation | Jefferson County | 28.5% (±13.8 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
76 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about West Virginia
Which place in West Virginia has the highest rent burden?
Sophia has the highest, 91.9% (±22.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in West Virginia has the lowest rent burden?
Ranson corporation has the lowest, 28.5% (±13.8 points).
What is the rent burden in West Virginia?
The figure for West Virginia as a whole is 48.8% (±1.4 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — West Virginia
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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 .