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Least affordable housing, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 2.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Morgantown, WVWV30,2935.1+32%

02Martinsburg, WVWV19,2113.7+41%

03Charles, WVWV9,3293.4−10%

04Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9883.3–

05Charleston, WVWV46,1173.2+15%

06Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9023.1+25%

07Elkins, WVWV6,6223.1+7%

08Buckhannon, WVWV5,0543.0+5%

09Huntington, WVWV44,8153.0+22%

10Brookhaven, WVWV6,2122.9+13%

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8532.8–

12Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.7+17%

13Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.6+24%

14Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.6+15%

15Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.6+13%

16Beckley, WVWV16,3732.5−2%

17Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.5+13%

18South Charleston, WVWV13,0722.5+13%

19Vienna, WVWV10,3212.5+43%

20Dunbar, WVWV7,0502.5+23%

21Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.5+15%

22St. Albans, WVWV10,2102.4+14%

23Hurricane, WVWV7,3672.4+8%

24Nitro, WVWV6,2702.4+9%

25Moundsville, WVWV7,6592.4+24%

26Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.4+13%

27Princeton, WVWV5,5782.4−17%

28Bluefield, WVWV9,1582.2+6%

29Clarksburg, WVWV15,5622.1−6%

30New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.1−26%

31Weirton, WVWV18,1331.8+8%

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