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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. The median across all 55 is $771. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Doddridge County, WV, up 41 places to #14.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

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

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

03▲1Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$987+118%

04▼1Putnam County, WVWV56,885$952+92%

05▲1Marion County, WVWV55,584$932+132%

06▲3Cabell County, WVWV91,183$923+120%

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

08▲10Wayne County, WVWV37,309$915+140%

09▲1Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$906+104%

10▲2Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$902+134%

11▲3Upshur County, WVWV23,758$886+145%

12▼4Harrison County, WVWV64,221$879+121%

13▲2Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$868+133%

14▲41Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$866+147%

15▲14Boone County, WVWV20,251$837+137%

16▲21Marshall County, WVWV29,159$837+141%

17▲8Taylor County, WVWV16,287$835+153%

18▼5Wood County, WVWV82,385$822+92%

19▲5Ohio County, WVWV40,496$821+120%

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

21▼16Hardy County, WVWV14,337$816+118%

22▼3Mercer County, WVWV57,503$810+118%

23▲3Mineral County, WVWV26,792$809+114%

24▲17Barbour County, WVWV15,414$803+143%

25▼14Morgan County, WVWV18,027$794+78%

26▲10Fayette County, WVWV38,165$788+121%

27▼6Hancock County, WVWV27,729$771+71%

28▲5Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$771+139%

29▲18Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$770+105%

30▲8Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$750+101%

31▼4Preston County, WVWV34,004$750+123%

32▼2Tyler County, WVWV7,881$748+118%

33▼2Lewis County, WVWV16,394$730+115%

34▼6Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$720+85%

35▼13Jackson County, WVWV27,450$716+84%

36▲14Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$715+113%

37▼5Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$715+101%

38▼21Logan County, WVWV30,375$710+93%

39▲14Webster County, WVWV7,760$709+149%

40▼6Monroe County, WVWV12,491$690+78%

41▼25Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$688+105%

42▼7Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$686+91%

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

44▼2Tucker County, WVWV6,540$656+77%

45▲4Clay County, WVWV7,538$651+134%

46▼23Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$650+104%

47▲1Mingo County, WVWV21,455$647+97%

48▼3Brooke County, WVWV21,142$645+70%

49▼3Grant County, WVWV11,041$644+78%

50▼11McDowell County, WVWV16,878$643+147%

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

52▼12Braxton County, WVWV11,885$606+83%

53▼9Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$579+79%

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

55▼3Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$473+57%

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