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Highest median rent, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$1,233+144%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$1,108+123%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$987+118%

04Putnam County, WVWV56,885$952+92%

05Marion County, WVWV55,584$932+132%

06Cabell County, WVWV91,183$923+120%

07Summers County, WVWV11,532$915+222%

08Wayne County, WVWV37,309$915+140%

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$906+104%

10Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$902+134%

11Upshur County, WVWV23,758$886+145%

12Harrison County, WVWV64,221$879+121%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$868+133%

14Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$866+147%

15Boone County, WVWV20,251$837+137%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,159$837+141%

17Taylor County, WVWV16,287$835+153%

18Wood County, WVWV82,385$822+92%

19Ohio County, WVWV40,496$821+120%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,882$821+122%

21Hardy County, WVWV14,337$816+118%

22Mercer County, WVWV57,503$810+118%

23Mineral County, WVWV26,792$809+114%

24Barbour County, WVWV15,414$803+143%

25Morgan County, WVWV18,027$794+78%

26Fayette County, WVWV38,165$788+121%

27Hancock County, WVWV27,729$771+71%

28Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$771+139%

29Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$770+105%

30Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$750+101%

31Preston County, WVWV34,004$750+123%

32Tyler County, WVWV7,881$748+118%

33Lewis County, WVWV16,394$730+115%

34Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$720+85%

35Jackson County, WVWV27,450$716+84%

36Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$715+113%

37Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$715+101%

38Logan County, WVWV30,375$710+93%

39Webster County, WVWV7,760$709+149%

40Monroe County, WVWV12,491$690+78%

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$688+105%

42Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$686+91%

43Mason County, WVWV24,707$671+112%

44Tucker County, WVWV6,540$656+77%

45Clay County, WVWV7,538$651+134%

46Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$650+104%

47Mingo County, WVWV21,455$647+97%

48Brooke County, WVWV21,142$645+70%

49Grant County, WVWV11,041$644+78%

50McDowell County, WVWV16,878$643+147%

51Roane County, WVWV13,317$614+82%

52Braxton County, WVWV11,885$606+83%

53Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$579+79%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,879$558+78%

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$473+57%

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