RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most affordable housing, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.6+29%

02Boone County, WVWV20,2511.6−20%

03Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7+6%

04Webster County, WVWV7,7601.7−8%

05Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.7−33%

06Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.9−2%

07Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−7%

08Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.0+2%

09Logan County, WVWV30,3752.1−7%

10Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.1+6%

11Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.2−7%

12Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.2+14%

13Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.3−4%

14Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3+10%

15Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.3+8%

16Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.3+23%

17Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.3+27%

18Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.3+9%

19Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4+0%

20Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+9%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7072.4+13%

22Marion County, WVWV55,5842.5+17%

23Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5+21%

24Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.5+30%

25Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.6+20%

26Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.6+21%

27Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6+21%

28Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.6+16%

29Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.6+33%

30Preston County, WVWV34,0042.6+30%

31Roane County, WVWV13,3172.7+16%

32Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.7+20%

33Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.7+20%

34Wood County, WVWV82,3852.7+22%

35Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.7+13%

36Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.8+30%

37Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.8+22%

38Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.8+35%

39Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8+12%

40Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.8+27%

41Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8+20%

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.9+30%

43Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.9+33%

44Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.9+28%

45Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.9+15%

46Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+24%

47Upshur County, WVWV23,7583.1+28%

48Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223.3+40%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3+37%

50Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.4+52%

51Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4+35%

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.5+54%

53Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.6+43%

54Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.6+55%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.1+40%

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