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Least affordable housing, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Morgantown, WVWV30,2933.8−15%

02Charles, WVWV9,3293.8+9%

03Buckhannon, WVWV5,0542.9−5%

04Elkins, WVWV6,6222.9+12%

05New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.9+31%

06Princeton, WVWV5,5782.8+6%

07Charleston, WVWV46,1172.7−7%

08Beckley, WVWV16,3732.6+3%

09Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112.6+1%

10Brookhaven, WVWV6,2122.5+7%

11Huntington, WVWV44,8152.5−11%

12Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022.5−14%

13Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.3−2%

14Clarksburg, WVWV15,5622.3+7%

15Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.3−6%

16Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.3−12%

17South Charleston, WVWV13,0722.2+1%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.2+7%

19Hurricane, WVWV7,3672.2−0%

20Nitro, WVWV6,2702.2+4%

21Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.2+1%

22Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.1−13%

23St. Albans, WVWV10,2102.1+2%

24Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.1−11%

25Bluefield, WVWV9,1582.1−3%

26Dunbar, WVWV7,0502.0−6%

27Moundsville, WVWV7,6591.9−10%

28Vienna, WVWV10,3211.7−18%

29Weirton, WVWV18,1331.7−16%

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