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Highest homeownership rate, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 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%+2.2 pts

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90283.2%+3.4 pts

03Brookhaven, WVWV6,21283.0%+1.1 pts

04New Martinsville, WVWV5,03978.8%+7.0 pts

05Vienna, WVWV10,32175.9%−0.7 pts

06Bridgeport, WVWV9,42775.5%−6.7 pts

07Charles, WVWV9,32974.5%+23.2 pts

08Nitro, WVWV6,27074.5%+4.9 pts

09Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67173.7%−1.1 pts

10Oak Hill, WVWV7,62973.7%+3.0 pts

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85372.4%–

12St. Albans, WVWV10,21071.8%−3.6 pts

13Moundsville, WVWV7,65971.1%+2.6 pts

14South Charleston, WVWV13,07270.6%+3.8 pts

15Weirton, WVWV18,13369.3%−2.8 pts

16Hurricane, WVWV7,36767.3%−7.9 pts

17Bluefield, WVWV9,15865.1%−1.2 pts

18Parkersburg, WVWV28,59365.0%+3.0 pts

19Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98864.9%−4.1 pts

20Charleston, WVWV46,11763.3%+5.2 pts

21Fairmont, WVWV18,03563.1%−0.3 pts

22Buckhannon, WVWV5,05462.7%+2.9 pts

23Dunbar, WVWV7,05062.1%+1.3 pts

24Clarksburg, WVWV15,56261.0%−2.2 pts

25Wheeling, WVWV25,68059.8%−2.9 pts

26Elkins, WVWV6,62258.5%−3.4 pts

27Princeton, WVWV5,57856.8%−6.5 pts

28Beckley, WVWV16,37355.4%−7.9 pts

29Huntington, WVWV44,81553.3%−1.4 pts

30Martinsburg, WVWV19,21147.9%−2.0 pts

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29343.7%+2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES