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Highest median rent, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is $658.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$1,063+114%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$1,029+103%

03Putnam County, WVWV56,885$857+73%

04Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$845+87%

05Hardy County, WVWV14,337$813+117%

06Marion County, WVWV55,584$788+97%

07Summers County, WVWV11,532$767+170%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,221$755+90%

09Cabell County, WVWV91,183$752+79%

10Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$749+69%

11Morgan County, WVWV18,027$734+64%

12Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$722+88%

13Wood County, WVWV82,385$715+67%

14Upshur County, WVWV23,758$710+96%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$709+91%

16Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$705+110%

17Logan County, WVWV30,375$703+91%

18Wayne County, WVWV37,309$702+84%

19Mercer County, WVWV57,503$695+87%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,882$680+84%

21Hancock County, WVWV27,729$679+51%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,450$679+74%

23Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$669+110%

24Ohio County, WVWV40,496$664+78%

25Taylor County, WVWV16,287$664+101%

26Mineral County, WVWV26,792$662+75%

27Preston County, WVWV34,004$662+97%

28Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$658+69%

29Boone County, WVWV20,251$657+86%

30Tyler County, WVWV7,881$651+90%

31Lewis County, WVWV16,394$642+89%

32Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$639+80%

33Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$632+96%

34Monroe County, WVWV12,491$620+60%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$613+70%

36Fayette County, WVWV38,165$613+72%

37Marshall County, WVWV29,159$604+74%

38Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$597+60%

39McDowell County, WVWV16,878$594+128%

40Braxton County, WVWV11,885$593+79%

41Barbour County, WVWV15,414$584+77%

42Tucker County, WVWV6,540$581+57%

43Mason County, WVWV24,707$577+83%

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$556+72%

45Brooke County, WVWV21,142$546+44%

46Grant County, WVWV11,041$544+51%

47Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$526+40%

48Mingo County, WVWV21,455$522+59%

49Clay County, WVWV7,538$517+86%

50Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$502+50%

51Roane County, WVWV13,317$501+48%

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$480+59%

53Webster County, WVWV7,760$465+63%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,879$437+40%

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$378+8%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS