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Most affordable housing, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Logan County, WV, up 32 places to #9.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.6+38%

02▲1Boone County, WVWV20,2511.6−33%

03▼1Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7−15%

04▲14Webster County, WVWV7,7601.7−22%

05▼1Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.7−40%

06▲9Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.9−20%

07▼2Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−9%

08▲6Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.0−3%

09▲32Logan County, WVWV30,3752.1−11%

10▼3Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.1+23%

11▲12Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.2−8%

12▲12Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.2−5%

13▼3Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.3−15%

14▲23Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3−1%

15▲14Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.30%

16▼3Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.3+19%

17▼6Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.3+4%

18▼6Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.3−2%

19▼2Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4−2%

20▲6Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+4%

21▼15Mason County, WVWV24,7072.4+9%

22▼2Marion County, WVWV55,5842.5+20%

23▼15Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5+3%

24▼5Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.5+34%

25▲15Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.6+13%

26▼10Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.6+34%

27Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6+5%

28▲15Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.6+17%

29▼20Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.6+57%

30▼9Preston County, WVWV34,0042.6+19%

31▼1Roane County, WVWV13,3172.7+11%

32▲1Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.7+13%

33▼5Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.7+15%

34▲1Wood County, WVWV82,3852.7+39%

35▲1Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.7+8%

36▼14Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.8+27%

37▼3Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.8+20%

38▼13Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.8+42%

39▲14Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8+16%

40▲2Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.8+23%

41▲3Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8+3%

42▼10Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.9+30%

43▼4Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.9+40%

44▼6Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.9+38%

45▲3Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.9+19%

46▲3Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+34%

47▼1Upshur County, WVWV23,7583.1+22%

48▼3Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223.3+29%

49▲5Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3+33%

50▼3Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.4+46%

51▼20Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4+69%

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.5+40%

53▼3Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.6+31%

54▼3Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.6+51%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.1+41%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES