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Least affordable housing, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties 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 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.9+35%

02Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3+32%

03Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3+35%

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.2+29%

05Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.2+32%

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.2+17%

07Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+34%

08Cabell County, WVWV91,1833.1+24%

09Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.0+32%

10Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.9+13%

11Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.9+12%

12Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8+2%

13Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.8+25%

14Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.7+20%

15Logan County, WVWV30,3752.7+16%

16Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.7+17%

17Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.7+28%

18Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.7+26%

19Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.6+13%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.6+2%

21Wood County, WVWV82,3852.6+31%

22Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.6+12%

23Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.6+9%

24Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.6+15%

25Summers County, WVWV11,5322.5+24%

26Roane County, WVWV13,3172.5+5%

27Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.5+8%

28Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.5+6%

29Clay County, WVWV7,5382.40%

30Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+5%

31Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.4+23%

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.4+1%

33Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.4+1%

34Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.4+9%

35Preston County, WVWV34,0042.3+6%

36Marion County, WVWV55,5842.3+13%

37Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.3+22%

38Webster County, WVWV7,7602.20%

39Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.2−10%

40Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.2+14%

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.2−8%

42Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.2+6%

43Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.2+12%

44Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.1−11%

45Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.1−7%

46Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.1−24%

47Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.0+22%

48Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.0−18%

49Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.0+13%

50Mason County, WVWV24,7071.9−13%

51Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−9%

52Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.9−36%

53Boone County, WVWV20,2511.7−30%

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7−18%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.5+32%

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