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Lowest median rent, West Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$378+8%

02Wirt County, WVWV4,879$437+40%

03Webster County, WVWV7,760$465+63%

04Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$480+59%

05Roane County, WVWV13,317$501+48%

06Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$502+50%

07Clay County, WVWV7,538$517+86%

08Mingo County, WVWV21,455$522+59%

09Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$526+40%

10Grant County, WVWV11,041$544+51%

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142$546+44%

12Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$556+72%

13Mason County, WVWV24,707$577+83%

14Tucker County, WVWV6,540$581+57%

15Barbour County, WVWV15,414$584+77%

16Braxton County, WVWV11,885$593+79%

17McDowell County, WVWV16,878$594+128%

18Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$597+60%

19Marshall County, WVWV29,159$604+74%

20Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$613+70%

21Fayette County, WVWV38,165$613+72%

22Monroe County, WVWV12,491$620+60%

23Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$632+96%

24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$639+80%

25Lewis County, WVWV16,394$642+89%

26Tyler County, WVWV7,881$651+90%

27Boone County, WVWV20,251$657+86%

28Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$658+69%

29Mineral County, WVWV26,792$662+75%

30Preston County, WVWV34,004$662+97%

31Ohio County, WVWV40,496$664+78%

32Taylor County, WVWV16,287$664+101%

33Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$669+110%

34Hancock County, WVWV27,729$679+51%

35Jackson County, WVWV27,450$679+74%

36Randolph County, WVWV26,882$680+84%

37Mercer County, WVWV57,503$695+87%

38Wayne County, WVWV37,309$702+84%

39Logan County, WVWV30,375$703+91%

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$705+110%

41Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$709+91%

42Upshur County, WVWV23,758$710+96%

43Wood County, WVWV82,385$715+67%

44Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$722+88%

45Morgan County, WVWV18,027$734+64%

46Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$749+69%

47Cabell County, WVWV91,183$752+79%

48Harrison County, WVWV64,221$755+90%

49Summers County, WVWV11,532$767+170%

50Marion County, WVWV55,584$788+97%

51Hardy County, WVWV14,337$813+117%

52Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$845+87%

53Putnam County, WVWV56,885$857+73%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$1,029+103%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$1,063+114%

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