RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Least affordable housing, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 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 2.3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

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01Monongalia County, WVWV107,9912.9–

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852.9–

03Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.7–

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.7–

05Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.7–

06Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.6–

07Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.6–

08Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.5–

09Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.5–

10Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052.5–

11Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.5–

12Clay County, WVWV7,5382.5–

13Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4–

14Boone County, WVWV20,2512.4–

15Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.4–

16Grant County, WVWV11,0412.4–

17Roane County, WVWV13,3172.4–

18Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.4–

19Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4–

20Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.4–

21Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.4–

22Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.4–

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.4–

24Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.3–

25Logan County, WVWV30,3752.3–

26Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.3–

27Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.3–

28Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.3–

29Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.3–

30Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3–

31Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.3–

32Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.3–

33Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.3–

34Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.2–

35Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.2–

36Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.2–

37Webster County, WVWV7,7602.2–

38Mason County, WVWV24,7072.2–

39Preston County, WVWV34,0042.2–

40Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.2–

41Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.1–

42Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.1–

43Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.1–

44Marion County, WVWV55,5842.1–

45Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.1–

46Summers County, WVWV11,5322.0–

47Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.0–

48Wood County, WVWV82,3852.0–

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.0–

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9–

51Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.9–

52Marshall County, WVWV29,1591.9–

53Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.7–

54Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.7–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.1–

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