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Most affordable housing, West Virginia cities · 2020

Name: Most affordable housing, West Virginia cities, 2020
Creator: CensusEasy
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West Virginia cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2020 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Weirton, WVWV18,1331.8−15%

02New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.1−17%

03Clarksburg, WVWV15,5622.1−12%

04Bluefield, WVWV9,1582.2−6%

05Princeton, WVWV5,5782.4−22%

06Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.4−9%

07Moundsville, WVWV7,6592.4−5%

08Nitro, WVWV6,2702.4+10%

09Hurricane, WVWV7,3672.4+11%

10St. Albans, WVWV10,2102.4+4%

11Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.5+6%

12Dunbar, WVWV7,0502.5+19%

13Vienna, WVWV10,3212.5−0%

14South Charleston, WVWV13,0722.5+1%

15Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.5−1%

16Beckley, WVWV16,3732.5−16%

17Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.6−1%

18Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.6+4%

19Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.6−5%

20Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.7−1%

21Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8532.8−17%

22Brookhaven, WVWV6,2122.9+9%

23Huntington, WVWV44,8153.0+4%

24Buckhannon, WVWV5,0543.0+1%

25Elkins, WVWV6,6223.1+13%

26Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9023.1−3%

27Charleston, WVWV46,1173.2+1%

28Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9883.3+26%

29Charles, WVWV9,3293.4−24%

30Martinsburg, WVWV19,2113.7−29%

31Morgantown, WVWV30,2935.1−18%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS