RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Most affordable housing, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Dunbar, WVWV7,0502.0−5%

02New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.1−4%

03Bluefield, WVWV9,1582.1−0%

04Weirton, WVWV18,1332.2+10%

05Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.3+6%

06Nitro, WVWV6,2702.4+13%

07Moundsville, WVWV7,6592.4+13%

08Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.4+17%

09South Charleston, WVWV13,0722.4+10%

10Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.5+5%

11Vienna, WVWV10,3212.6+20%

12Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.6−1%

13Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.6+8%

14St. Albans, WVWV10,2102.6+26%

15Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8532.7–

16Princeton, WVWV5,5782.7+2%

17Clarksburg, WVWV15,5622.7+29%

18Huntington, WVWV44,8152.8−0%

19Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9882.9+23%

20Buckhannon, WVWV5,0542.9−5%

21Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.9+23%

22Brookhaven, WVWV6,2123.0+25%

23Hurricane, WVWV7,3673.0+34%

24Wheeling, WVWV25,6803.0+23%

25Charleston, WVWV46,1173.1+4%

26Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9023.1+10%

27Beckley, WVWV16,3733.4+36%

28Elkins, WVWV6,6223.5+34%

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,2114.0+57%

30Charles, WVWV9,3294.2+21%

31Morgantown, WVWV30,2935.8+29%

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