RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Fastest gentrifying, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 52.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS 2000

01Brookhaven, WVWV6,21278–

02Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85378–

03Fairmont, WVWV18,03572–

04Morgantown, WVWV30,29371–

05Moundsville, WVWV7,65964–

06Bridgeport, WVWV9,42763–

07Huntington, WVWV44,81563–

08Clarksburg, WVWV15,56259–

09Charleston, WVWV46,11757–

10Hurricane, WVWV7,36756–

11Wheeling, WVWV25,68056–

12Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90256–

13Teays Valley, WVWV14,15156–

14Princeton, WVWV5,57853–

15South Charleston, WVWV13,07253–

16Beckley, WVWV16,37352–

17Charles, WVWV9,32952–

18Oak Hill, WVWV7,62949–

19Bluefield, WVWV9,15849–

20New Martinsville, WVWV5,03949–

21Weirton, WVWV18,13348–

22Martinsburg, WVWV19,21146–

23Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98844–

24Parkersburg, WVWV28,59342–

25Elkins, WVWV6,62242–

26Dunbar, WVWV7,05041–

27Buckhannon, WVWV5,05440–

28Vienna, WVWV10,32139–

29St. Albans, WVWV10,21032–

30Nitro, WVWV6,27028–

31Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67126–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES