RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Least affordable housing, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Summers County, WV, up 20 places to #5.

Flip the list · Most affordable housing, US counties →

West VirginiaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Lowest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.1+41%

02▲3Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.6+51%

03▲3Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.6+31%

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.5+40%

05▲20Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4+69%

06▲3Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.4+46%

07▼5Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3+33%

08▲3Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223.3+29%

09▲1Upshur County, WVWV23,7583.1+22%

10▼3Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+34%

11▼3Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.9+19%

12▲6Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.9+38%

13▲4Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.9+40%

14▲10Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.9+30%

15▼3Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8+3%

16▼2Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.8+23%

17▼14Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8+16%

18▲13Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.8+42%

19▲3Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.8+20%

20▲14Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.8+27%

21▼1Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.7+8%

22▼1Wood County, WVWV82,3852.7+39%

23▲5Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.7+15%

24▼1Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.7+13%

25▲1Roane County, WVWV13,3172.7+11%

26▲9Preston County, WVWV34,0042.6+19%

27▲20Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.6+57%

28▼15Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.6+17%

29Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6+5%

30▲10Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.6+34%

31▼15Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.6+13%

32▲5Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.5+34%

33▲15Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5+3%

34▲2Marion County, WVWV55,5842.5+20%

35▲15Mason County, WVWV24,7072.4+9%

36▼6Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+4%

37▲2Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4−2%

38▲6Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.3−2%

39▲6Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.3+4%

40▲3Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.3+19%

41▼14Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.30%

42▼23Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3−1%

43▲3Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.3−15%

44▼12Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.2−5%

45▼12Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.2−8%

46▲3Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.1+23%

47▼32Logan County, WVWV30,3752.1−11%

48▼6Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.0−3%

49▲2Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−9%

50▼9Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.9−20%

51▲1Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.7−40%

52▼14Webster County, WVWV7,7601.7−22%

53▲1Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7−15%

54▼1Boone County, WVWV20,2511.6−33%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.6+38%

SHOWING 1–55 OF 55

Download CSV (full list, 55 rows)How this score is calculated

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES