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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.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS