West Virginia places ranked by share of renters
140 places in West Virginia have a reliable estimate of share of renters (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: West Hamlin (63.9%), Montgomery (62.9%), Star City (62.7%).
Lowest figure: Buffalo (10.0%).
The figure for West Virginia as a whole is 25.1% (±0.3 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for West Virginia as a whole
- 25.1% (±0.3 points)
- Places ranked
- 140
West Virginia places ranked by share of renters
| Rank | Place | County | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hamlin | Lincoln County | 63.9% (±17.0 points) |
| 2 | Montgomery | Fayette County | 62.9% (±9.0 points) |
| 3 | Star City | Monongalia County | 62.7% (±9.6 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Anmoore | Harrison County | 61.8% (±18.1 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Lesage | Cabell County | 61.8% (±15.2 points) |
| 6 | Granville | Monongalia County | 60.4% (±13.6 points) |
| 7 | Bath (Berkeley Springs) | Morgan County | 59.5% (±14.7 points) |
| 8 | Fort Gay | Wayne County | 57.1% (±14.6 points) |
| 9 | Morgantown | Monongalia County | 56.3% (±3.7 points) |
| 10 | Chapmanville | Logan County | 55.2% (±13.3 points) |
| 11 (tie) | Wayne | Wayne County | 54.5% (±13.1 points) |
| 11 (tie) | West Liberty | Ohio County | 54.5% (±17.6 points) |
| 13 | Glenville | Gilmer County | 54.3% (±10.8 points) |
| 14 (tie) | Beverly | Randolph County | 54.2% (±16.3 points) |
| 14 (tie) | Danville | Boone County | 54.2% (±12.7 points) |
| 16 | Williamson | Mingo County | 53.7% (±11.6 points) |
| 17 | Martinsburg | Berkeley County | 52.1% (±5.1 points) |
| 18 | Logan | Logan County | 51.9% (±12.3 points) |
| 19 | Romney | Hampshire County | 51.1% (±10.2 points) |
| 20 | Matewan | Mingo County | 50.4% (±12.8 points) |
| 21 | Elizabeth | Wirt County | 49.3% (±16.7 points) |
| 22 | Keyser | Mineral County | 48.6% (±9.6 points) |
| 23 | Mount Hope | Fayette County | 48.5% (±9.9 points) |
| 24 | Weston | Lewis County | 47.2% (±8.6 points) |
| 25 | Kenova | Wayne County | 47.0% (±14.3 points) |
| 26 | Huntington | Cabell County | 46.7% (±2.1 points) |
| 27 | Fairlea | Greenbrier County | 46.6% (±14.5 points) |
| 28 | Triadelphia | Ohio County | 45.5% (±15.2 points) |
| 29 | Lewisburg | Greenbrier County | 44.8% (±11.0 points) |
| 30 | Beckley | Raleigh County | 44.6% (±4.8 points) |
| 31 | Rand | Kanawha County | 44.0% (±16.6 points) |
| 32 | Westover | Monongalia County | 43.9% (±7.6 points) |
| 33 | Philippi | Barbour County | 43.5% (±10.3 points) |
| 34 | Princeton | Mercer County | 43.2% (±6.6 points) |
| 35 | Spencer | Roane County | 43.1% (±10.0 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Bolivar | Jefferson County | 42.5% (±10.0 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Sutton | Braxton County | 42.5% (±11.9 points) |
| 38 | White Hall | Marion County | 42.4% (±11.3 points) |
| 39 | Thomas | Tucker County | 42.0% (±16.2 points) |
| 40 | Sophia | Raleigh County | 41.9% (±18.0 points) |
| 41 (tie) | Elkins | Randolph County | 41.5% (±7.0 points) |
| 41 (tie) | New Cumberland | Hancock County | 41.5% (±10.8 points) |
| 43 | Piedmont | Mineral County | 40.9% (±11.8 points) |
| 44 | Gassaway | Braxton County | 40.7% (±13.6 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Addison (Webster Springs) | Webster County | 40.2% (±9.2 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Milton | Cabell County | 40.2% (±10.5 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Wheeling | Ohio County | 40.2% (±2.6 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Marlinton | Pocahontas County | 40.0% (±10.1 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Petersburg | Grant County | 40.0% (±8.3 points) |
| 50 | Oceana | Wyoming County | 39.9% (±15.6 points) |
| 51 | Newell | Hancock County | 39.6% (±17.6 points) |
| 52 | Ripley | Jackson County | 39.5% (±9.6 points) |
| 53 (tie) | Clarksburg | Harrison County | 39.0% (±4.1 points) |
| 53 (tie) | Rupert | Greenbrier County | 39.0% (±18.7 points) |
| 55 | White Sulphur Springs | Greenbrier County | 38.8% (±10.5 points) |
| 56 | Dunbar | Kanawha County | 37.9% (±6.6 points) |
| 57 | Mill Creek | Randolph County | 37.5% (±15.9 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Buckhannon | Upshur County | 37.3% (±7.6 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Point Pleasant | Mason County | 37.3% (±11.6 points) |
| 60 | Fairmont | Marion County | 36.9% (±4.1 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Benwood | Marshall County | 36.7% (±9.1 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Charleston | Kanawha County | 36.7% (±2.5 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Follansbee | Brooke County | 36.7% (±14.7 points) |
| 64 | Moorefield | Hardy County | 36.3% (±10.9 points) |
| 65 | McMechen | Marshall County | 35.9% (±11.5 points) |
| 66 | Barboursville | Cabell County | 35.8% (±8.5 points) |
| 67 | Bluewell | Mercer County | 35.7% (±12.9 points) |
| 68 | Hamlin | Lincoln County | 35.5% (±11.8 points) |
| 69 (tie) | Pea Ridge | Cabell County | 35.1% (±5.6 points) |
| 69 (tie) | Ronceverte | Greenbrier County | 35.1% (±9.6 points) |
| 71 | Parkersburg | Wood County | 35.0% (±2.9 points) |
| 72 | Bluefield | Mercer County | 34.9% (±5.4 points) |
| 73 | Madison | Boone County | 33.4% (±10.9 points) |
| 74 | Rainelle | Greenbrier County | 33.1% (±9.3 points) |
| 75 | Hurricane | Putnam County | 32.7% (±6.9 points) |
| 76 | Nutter Fort | Harrison County | 32.6% (±7.2 points) |
| 77 | Marmet | Kanawha County | 32.5% (±8.8 points) |
| 78 | Summersville | Nicholas County | 32.3% (±10.9 points) |
| 79 | Kingwood | Preston County | 32.2% (±8.6 points) |
| 80 | Parsons | Tucker County | 31.9% (±9.3 points) |
| 81 | Terra Alta | Preston County | 30.8% (±9.0 points) |
| 82 | Weirton | Hancock County | 30.7% (±4.0 points) |
| 83 | Ravenswood | Jackson County | 30.5% (±12.1 points) |
| 84 (tie) | Cameron | Marshall County | 30.3% (±12.4 points) |
| 84 (tie) | Salem | Harrison County | 30.3% (±10.3 points) |
| 86 | Mineralwells | Wood County | 29.9% (±13.0 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Hinton | Summers County | 29.8% (±9.1 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Mason | Mason County | 29.8% (±11.6 points) |
| 89 | Mabscott | Raleigh County | 29.7% (±11.6 points) |
| 90 | Pinch | Kanawha County | 29.6% (±13.4 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Ceredo | Wayne County | 29.5% (±13.0 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Monongah | Marion County | 29.5% (±13.2 points) |
| 93 | South Charleston | Kanawha County | 29.4% (±5.1 points) |
| 94 | Alderson | Greenbrier County | 29.3% (±11.0 points) |
| 95 | Moundsville | Marshall County | 28.9% (±7.7 points) |
| 96 | Sistersville | Tyler County | 28.6% (±8.8 points) |
| 97 | Stonewood | Harrison County | 28.5% (±10.5 points) |
| 98 | St. Albans | Kanawha County | 28.2% (±4.7 points) |
| 99 | Hooverson Heights | Brooke County | 28.0% (±9.6 points) |
| 100 | Belmont | Pleasants County | 27.9% (±12.0 points) |
| 101 | Ranson corporation | Jefferson County | 27.6% (±6.2 points) |
| 102 | Fayetteville | Fayette County | 26.5% (±10.0 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Cross Lanes | Kanawha County | 26.3% (±8.3 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Oak Hill | Fayette County | 26.3% (±5.8 points) |
| 105 | Pleasant Valley | Marion County | 26.0% (±9.3 points) |
| 106 | Athens | Mercer County | 25.9% (±10.9 points) |
| 107 (tie) | Charles Town | Jefferson County | 25.5% (±5.9 points) |
| 107 (tie) | East Bank | Kanawha County | 25.5% (±10.9 points) |
| 107 (tie) | Nitro | Kanawha County | 25.5% (±7.5 points) |
| 110 (tie) | Beech Bottom | Brooke County | 25.4% (±10.2 points) |
| 110 (tie) | Pennsboro | Ritchie County | 25.4% (±8.8 points) |
| 112 | Middlebourne | Tyler County | 25.2% (±7.8 points) |
| 113 | Winfield | Putnam County | 25.0% (±11.0 points) |
| 114 | Belington | Barbour County | 24.7% (±9.3 points) |
| 115 | Chester | Hancock County | 24.6% (±9.1 points) |
| 116 | Bridgeport | Harrison County | 24.5% (±5.2 points) |
| 117 | Vienna | Wood County | 24.1% (±4.5 points) |
| 118 | Grafton | Taylor County | 23.9% (±7.1 points) |
| 119 (tie) | Belle | Kanawha County | 23.5% (±8.2 points) |
| 119 (tie) | Harrisville | Ritchie County | 23.5% (±8.2 points) |
| 121 | Eleanor | Putnam County | 23.2% (±10.0 points) |
| 122 | Mannington | Marion County | 23.1% (±8.4 points) |
| 123 | Chesapeake | Kanawha County | 22.4% (±6.8 points) |
| 124 | Shinnston | Harrison County | 21.7% (±8.6 points) |
| 125 | New Martinsville | Wetzel County | 21.2% (±6.4 points) |
| 126 | Sissonville | Kanawha County | 21.1% (±8.6 points) |
| 127 | Wellsburg | Brooke County | 20.0% (±8.0 points) |
| 128 | Davis | Tucker County | 19.6% (±9.3 points) |
| 129 | St. Marys | Pleasants County | 18.3% (±6.9 points) |
| 130 | Richwood | Nicholas County | 17.2% (±8.2 points) |
| 131 | Brookhaven | Monongalia County | 17.0% (±6.2 points) |
| 132 | Cheat Lake | Monongalia County | 16.8% (±4.9 points) |
| 133 | Teays Valley | Putnam County | 16.1% (±4.1 points) |
| 134 | Paden City | Wetzel County | 15.6% (±5.2 points) |
| 135 | Glen Dale | Marshall County | 14.9% (±5.2 points) |
| 136 | Poca | Putnam County | 14.7% (±6.5 points) |
| 137 | Carpendale | Mineral County | 14.5% (±6.3 points) |
| 138 | Bethlehem | Ohio County | 11.8% (±4.6 points) |
| 139 | Culloden | Cabell County | 10.5% (±5.1 points) |
| 140 | Buffalo | Putnam County | 10.0% (±3.8 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.
140 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 share of renters?
West Hamlin has the highest, 63.9% (±17.0 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in West Virginia has the lowest share of renters?
Buffalo has the lowest, 10.0% (±3.8 points).
What is the share of renters in West Virginia?
The figure for West Virginia as a whole is 25.1% (±0.3 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
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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 .