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Lowest median rent, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$336+0%

02Moundsville, WVWV7,659$350+0%

03Bluefield, WVWV9,158$359+0%

04Wheeling, WVWV25,680$363+0%

05New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$364+0%

06Princeton, WVWV5,578$367+0%

07Brookhaven, WVWV6,212$382+0%

08Elkins, WVWV6,622$390+0%

09Fairmont, WVWV18,035$395+0%

10Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$398+0%

11Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$398+0%

12Beckley, WVWV16,373$409+0%

13Huntington, WVWV44,815$414+0%

14Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$418+0%

15Morgantown, WVWV30,293$431+0%

16Charleston, WVWV46,117$439+0%

17South Charleston, WVWV13,072$446+0%

18Charles, WVWV9,329$454+0%

19Vienna, WVWV10,321$459+0%

20Weirton, WVWV18,133$460+0%

21Nitro, WVWV6,270$464+0%

22St. Albans, WVWV10,210$471+0%

23Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671$492+0%

24Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902$499+0%

25Martinsburg, WVWV19,211$501+0%

26Dunbar, WVWV7,050$503+0%

27Hurricane, WVWV7,367$507+0%

28Teays Valley, WVWV14,151$530+0%

29Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988$560+0%

30Bridgeport, WVWV9,427$584+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES