RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Least affordable housing, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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 –

01Morgan County, WVWV18,0274.5–

02Hampshire County, WVWV24,1054.2–

03Hardy County, WVWV14,3374.2–

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9–

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.7–

06Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223.7–

07Mineral County, WVWV26,7923.1–

08Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.1–

09Grant County, WVWV11,0413.0–

10Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.9–

11Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.8–

12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.8–

13Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.8–

14Roane County, WVWV13,3172.7–

15Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.7–

16Summers County, WVWV11,5322.7–

17Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.6–

18Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.6–

19Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.6–

20Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.6–

21Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.6–

22Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.5–

23Clay County, WVWV7,5382.5–

24Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.5–

25Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.4–

26Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.4–

27Wood County, WVWV82,3852.4–

28Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.4–

29Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.4–

30Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4–

31Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852.3–

32Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3–

33Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.3–

34Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.3–

35Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.3–

36Marion County, WVWV55,5842.3–

37Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.3–

38Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.3–

39Logan County, WVWV30,3752.2–

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.2–

41Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.2–

42Mason County, WVWV24,7072.2–

43Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.2–

44Preston County, WVWV34,0042.2–

45Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.1–

46Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.1–

47Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.1–

48Webster County, WVWV7,7602.1–

49Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.1–

50Mingo County, WVWV21,4551.9–

51Boone County, WVWV20,2511.9–

52Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.9–

53Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.7–

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.6–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.5–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS