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Lowest median rent, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$532+34%

02Moundsville, WVWV7,659$567+62%

03Vienna, WVWV10,321$633+38%

04Wheeling, WVWV25,680$645+78%

05Weirton, WVWV18,133$649+41%

06Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$671+61%

07Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$679+71%

08Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$689+105%

09South Charleston, WVWV13,072$691+55%

10Bluefield, WVWV9,158$695+94%

11Nitro, WVWV6,270$700+51%

12Princeton, WVWV5,578$714+95%

13New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$718+97%

14Elkins, WVWV6,622$725+86%

15Huntington, WVWV44,815$727+76%

16Brookhaven, WVWV6,212$741+94%

17Charleston, WVWV46,117$751+71%

18St. Albans, WVWV10,210$785+67%

19Dunbar, WVWV7,050$786+56%

20Fairmont, WVWV18,035$786+99%

21Beckley, WVWV16,373$806+97%

22Hurricane, WVWV7,367$807+59%

23Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671$810+65%

24Morgantown, WVWV30,293$840+95%

25Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988$844+51%

26Charles, WVWV9,329$894+97%

27Martinsburg, WVWV19,211$930+86%

28Teays Valley, WVWV14,151$1,001+89%

29Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853$1,128–

30Bridgeport, WVWV9,427$1,132+94%

31Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902$1,132+127%

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