Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in West Virginia
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocahontas County | 8,018 | 14.3°F | $1,200 |
| 2 | Tucker County | 6,852 | 18.2°F | $1,242 |
| 3 | Preston County | 6,562 | 17.7°F | $1,349 |
| 4 | Raleigh County | 5,904 | 19.3°F | $1,246 |
| 5 | Wetzel County | 5,739 | 18.7°F | $974 |
| 6 | Greenbrier County | 5,737 | 19.9°F | $1,196 |
| 7 | Tyler County | 5,577 | 19.4°F | $1,034 |
| 8 | Hancock County | 5,556 | 20.9°F | $1,094 |
| 9 | Webster County | 5,496 | 19.9°F | $778 |
| 10 | Taylor County | 5,493 | 21.2°F | $1,258 |
| 11 | Nicholas County | 5,443 | 20.7°F | $1,041 |
| 12 | Randolph County | 5,442 | 20.0°F | $1,198 |
| 13 | Marshall County | 5,428 | 19.7°F | $1,220 |
| 14 | Mineral County | 5,421 | 20.7°F | $1,508 |
| 15 | Brooke County | 5,419 | 22.3°F | $1,143 |
| 16 | Ohio County | 5,419 | 22.3°F | $1,418 |
| 17 | Mason County | 5,404 | 19.3°F | $1,140 |
| 18 | Upshur County | 5,400 | 22.0°F | $1,365 |
| 19 | Morgan County | 5,376 | 21.2°F | $1,820 |
| 20 | Roane County | 5,338 | 21.9°F | $1,086 |
| 21 | Hampshire County | 5,325 | 20.8°F | $1,663 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 5,291 | 21.7°F | $1,364 |
| 23 | Ritchie County | 5,236 | 20.8°F | $1,010 |
| 24 | Doddridge County | 5,222 | 20.8°F | $1,364 |
| 25 | McDowell County | 5,219 | 23.8°F | $583 |
| 26 | Mercer County | 5,219 | 23.8°F | $1,074 |
| 27 | Pleasants County | 5,218 | 21.6°F | $1,159 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 5,193 | 22.8°F | $986 |
| 29 | Lewis County | 5,173 | 21.1°F | $1,193 |
| 30 | Monroe County | 5,137 | 22.2°F | $1,267 |
| 31 | Pendleton County | 5,126 | 21.8°F | $1,477 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 5,063 | 21.1°F | $1,012 |
| 33 | Marion County | 5,017 | 24.0°F | $1,413 |
| 34 | Monongalia County | 4,964 | 24.0°F | $2,036 |
| 35 | Gilmer County | 4,959 | 22.4°F | $823 |
| 36 | Braxton County | 4,949 | 21.7°F | $983 |
| 37 | Berkeley County | 4,947 | 23.5°F | $2,004 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 4,947 | 23.5°F | $2,553 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 4,857 | 24.5°F | $784 |
| 40 | Wirt County | 4,815 | 24.0°F | $1,036 |
| 41 | Wood County | 4,815 | 24.0°F | $1,338 |
| 42 | Grant County | 4,795 | 23.3°F | $1,398 |
| 43 | Hardy County | 4,795 | 23.3°F | $1,349 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 4,749 | 21.8°F | $1,338 |
| 45 | Barbour County | 4,661 | 24.6°F | $1,119 |
| 46 | Summers County | 4,657 | 24.8°F | $1,107 |
| 47 | Putnam County | 4,568 | 24.0°F | $1,768 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 4,559 | 23.0°F | $964 |
| 49 | Boone County | 4,426 | 24.6°F | $884 |
| 50 | Clay County | 4,353 | 26.1°F | $978 |
| 51 | Kanawha County | 4,353 | 26.1°F | $1,211 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 4,321 | 26.4°F | $1,116 |
| 53 | Cabell County | 4,166 | 26.8°F | $1,358 |
| 54 | Logan County | 4,139 | 26.6°F | $959 |
| 55 | Mingo County | 4,016 | 25.8°F | $835 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia