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Lowest median rent, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$195−35%

02Wirt County, WVWV4,879$211−33%

03McDowell County, WVWV16,878$221−15%

04Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$226−30%

05Summers County, WVWV11,532$228−20%

06Webster County, WVWV7,760$229−20%

07Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$238−32%

08Roane County, WVWV13,317$241−29%

09Clay County, WVWV7,538$246−12%

10Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$249−30%

11Lewis County, WVWV16,394$250−26%

12Preston County, WVWV34,004$250−26%

13Grant County, WVWV11,041$253−30%

14Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$253−21%

15Taylor County, WVWV16,287$254−23%

16Tucker County, WVWV6,540$256−31%

17Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$257−19%

18Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$259−23%

19Hardy County, WVWV14,337$260−31%

20Monroe County, WVWV12,491$261−33%

21Mason County, WVWV24,707$262−17%

22Braxton County, WVWV11,885$264−20%

23Fayette County, WVWV38,165$266−25%

24Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$267−31%

25Marshall County, WVWV29,159$269−22%

26Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$269−20%

27Mineral County, WVWV26,792$270−29%

28Barbour County, WVWV15,414$271−18%

29Mingo County, WVWV21,455$272−17%

30Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$274−27%

31Randolph County, WVWV26,882$274−26%

32Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$275−26%

33Logan County, WVWV30,375$278−24%

34Mercer County, WVWV57,503$280−25%

35Ohio County, WVWV40,496$280−25%

36Upshur County, WVWV23,758$281−22%

37Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$282−24%

38Tyler County, WVWV7,881$283−17%

39Boone County, WVWV20,251$286−19%

40Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$288−20%

41Wayne County, WVWV37,309$288−25%

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$296−23%

43Harrison County, WVWV64,221$299−25%

44Marion County, WVWV55,584$300−25%

45Brooke County, WVWV21,142$306−19%

46Morgan County, WVWV18,027$310−31%

47Jackson County, WVWV27,450$314−19%

48Cabell County, WVWV91,183$319−24%

49Hancock County, WVWV27,729$320−29%

50Wood County, WVWV82,385$333−22%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$339−24%

52Putnam County, WVWV56,885$345−30%

53Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$359−21%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$368−27%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$376−24%

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