RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Most rooted, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 85.1%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Hurricane, WVWV7,36795.0%–

02Moundsville, WVWV7,65992.8%–

03Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67192.7%–

04Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90292.0%–

05Vienna, WVWV10,32191.7%–

06Nitro, WVWV6,27090.9%–

07St. Albans, WVWV10,21090.5%–

08South Charleston, WVWV13,07289.6%–

09Oak Hill, WVWV7,62988.9%–

10Dunbar, WVWV7,05088.8%–

11Parkersburg, WVWV28,59387.3%–

12Wheeling, WVWV25,68086.8%–

13Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85386.2%–

14Charles, WVWV9,32985.6%–

15Weirton, WVWV18,13385.6%–

16Teays Valley, WVWV14,15185.1%–

17Charleston, WVWV46,11785.0%–

18New Martinsville, WVWV5,03984.9%–

19Bridgeport, WVWV9,42784.7%–

20Brookhaven, WVWV6,21284.4%–

21Beckley, WVWV16,37383.1%–

22Bluefield, WVWV9,15882.8%–

23Huntington, WVWV44,81581.5%–

24Clarksburg, WVWV15,56281.2%–

25Martinsburg, WVWV19,21181.0%–

26Elkins, WVWV6,62280.6%–

27Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98879.4%–

28Princeton, WVWV5,57879.0%–

29Fairmont, WVWV18,03578.9%–

30Buckhannon, WVWV5,05476.4%–

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29357.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS