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Highest median rent, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,427$426−27%

02Dunbar, WVWV7,050$390−22%

03Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671$385−22%

04Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902$384−23%

05Teays Valley, WVWV14,151$382−28%

06St. Albans, WVWV10,210$365−23%

07Hurricane, WVWV7,367$363−28%

08Nitro, WVWV6,270$362−22%

09Martinsburg, WVWV19,211$355−29%

10Morgantown, WVWV30,293$355−18%

11South Charleston, WVWV13,072$350−22%

12Vienna, WVWV10,321$344−25%

13Weirton, WVWV18,133$335−27%

14Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$330−21%

15Charleston, WVWV46,117$329−25%

16New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$322−12%

17Charles, WVWV9,329$321−29%

18Beckley, WVWV16,373$312−24%

19Huntington, WVWV44,815$311−25%

20Fairmont, WVWV18,035$299−24%

21Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$294−26%

22Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$292−27%

23Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$288−14%

24Elkins, WVWV6,622$288−26%

25Bluefield, WVWV9,158$278−23%

26Moundsville, WVWV7,659$276−21%

27Brookhaven, WVWV6,212$275−28%

28Wheeling, WVWV25,680$274−25%

29Princeton, WVWV5,578$259−29%

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