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Highest homeownership rate, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Teays Valley, WVWV14,15183.9%+3%

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90283.2%+4%

03Brookhaven, WVWV6,21283.0%+1%

04New Martinsville, WVWV5,03978.8%+10%

05Vienna, WVWV10,32175.9%−1%

06Bridgeport, WVWV9,42775.5%−8%

07Charles, WVWV9,32974.5%+45%

08Nitro, WVWV6,27074.5%+7%

09Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67173.7%−1%

10Oak Hill, WVWV7,62973.7%+4%

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85372.4%–

12St. Albans, WVWV10,21071.8%−5%

13Moundsville, WVWV7,65971.1%+4%

14South Charleston, WVWV13,07270.6%+6%

15Weirton, WVWV18,13369.3%−4%

16Hurricane, WVWV7,36767.3%−11%

17Bluefield, WVWV9,15865.1%−2%

18Parkersburg, WVWV28,59365.0%+5%

19Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98864.9%−6%

20Charleston, WVWV46,11763.3%+9%

21Fairmont, WVWV18,03563.1%−0%

22Buckhannon, WVWV5,05462.7%+5%

23Dunbar, WVWV7,05062.1%+2%

24Clarksburg, WVWV15,56261.0%−3%

25Wheeling, WVWV25,68059.8%−5%

26Elkins, WVWV6,62258.5%−6%

27Princeton, WVWV5,57856.8%−10%

28Beckley, WVWV16,37355.4%−12%

29Huntington, WVWV44,81553.3%−3%

30Martinsburg, WVWV19,21147.9%−4%

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29343.7%+5%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES