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Highest median rent, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 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

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$376−24%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$368−27%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$359−21%

04Putnam County, WVWV56,885$345−30%

05Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$339−24%

06Wood County, WVWV82,385$333−22%

07Hancock County, WVWV27,729$320−29%

08Cabell County, WVWV91,183$319−24%

09Jackson County, WVWV27,450$314−19%

10Morgan County, WVWV18,027$310−31%

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142$306−19%

12Marion County, WVWV55,584$300−25%

13Harrison County, WVWV64,221$299−25%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$296−23%

15Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$288−20%

16Wayne County, WVWV37,309$288−25%

17Boone County, WVWV20,251$286−19%

18Tyler County, WVWV7,881$283−17%

19Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$282−24%

20Upshur County, WVWV23,758$281−22%

21Mercer County, WVWV57,503$280−25%

22Ohio County, WVWV40,496$280−25%

23Logan County, WVWV30,375$278−24%

24Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$275−26%

25Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$274−27%

26Randolph County, WVWV26,882$274−26%

27Mingo County, WVWV21,455$272−17%

28Barbour County, WVWV15,414$271−18%

29Mineral County, WVWV26,792$270−29%

30Marshall County, WVWV29,159$269−22%

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$269−20%

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$267−31%

33Fayette County, WVWV38,165$266−25%

34Braxton County, WVWV11,885$264−20%

35Mason County, WVWV24,707$262−17%

36Monroe County, WVWV12,491$261−33%

37Hardy County, WVWV14,337$260−31%

38Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$259−23%

39Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$257−19%

40Tucker County, WVWV6,540$256−31%

41Taylor County, WVWV16,287$254−23%

42Grant County, WVWV11,041$253−30%

43Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$253−21%

44Lewis County, WVWV16,394$250−26%

45Preston County, WVWV34,004$250−26%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$249−30%

47Clay County, WVWV7,538$246−12%

48Roane County, WVWV13,317$241−29%

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$238−32%

50Webster County, WVWV7,760$229−20%

51Summers County, WVWV11,532$228−20%

52Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$226−30%

53McDowell County, WVWV16,878$221−15%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,879$211−33%

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$195−35%

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