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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.1+10%

02Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.6+16%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.6−9%

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.5−18%

05Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4+29%

06Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.4−19%

07Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3−26%

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223.3−10%

09Upshur County, WVWV23,7583.1+14%

10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+11%

11Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.9+4%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.9+22%

13Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.9+8%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.9+25%

15Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8−1%

16Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.8+9%

17Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8−5%

18Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.8+11%

19Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.8+14%

20Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.8+13%

21Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.7+6%

22Wood County, WVWV82,3852.7+13%

23Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.7+2%

24Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.7+8%

25Roane County, WVWV13,3172.7−2%

26Preston County, WVWV34,0042.6+22%

27Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.6+21%

28Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.6−17%

29Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6+4%

30Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.6+24%

31Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.6−0%

32Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.5+12%

33Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5+8%

34Marion County, WVWV55,5842.5+8%

35Mason County, WVWV24,7072.4+10%

36Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+5%

37Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4+22%

38Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.3−1%

39Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.3+38%

40Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.3+7%

41Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.3−0%

42Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3−14%

43Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.3+8%

44Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.2+17%

45Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.2−11%

46Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.1−4%

47Logan County, WVWV30,3752.1−7%

48Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.0−6%

49Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−18%

50Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.9−15%

51Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.7−25%

52Webster County, WVWV7,7601.7−17%

53Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7+5%

54Boone County, WVWV20,2511.6−15%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.6+7%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES