Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in West Virginia
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | $109,500 | $2,553 | $324,500 |
| 2 | Monongalia County | $87,000 | $2,036 | $254,200 |
| 3 | Berkeley County | $86,000 | $2,004 | $248,000 |
| 4 | Morgan County | $78,000 | $1,820 | $223,100 |
| 5 | Putnam County | $76,000 | $1,768 | $214,200 |
| 6 | Hampshire County | $71,500 | $1,663 | $204,600 |
| 7 | Mineral County | $64,500 | $1,508 | $180,400 |
| 8 | Pendleton County | $63,500 | $1,477 | $178,600 |
| 9 | Ohio County | $61,000 | $1,418 | $165,300 |
| 10 | Marion County | $60,500 | $1,413 | $164,300 |
| 11 | Grant County | $60,000 | $1,398 | $167,500 |
| 12 | Doddridge County | $58,500 | $1,364 | $160,000 |
| 13 | Harrison County | $58,500 | $1,364 | $158,500 |
| 14 | Upshur County | $58,500 | $1,365 | $160,700 |
| 15 | Cabell County | $58,000 | $1,358 | $156,100 |
| 16 | Hardy County | $58,000 | $1,349 | $159,700 |
| 17 | Preston County | $58,000 | $1,349 | $157,700 |
| 18 | Jackson County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $154,600 |
| 19 | Wood County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $153,700 |
| 20 | Monroe County | $54,500 | $1,267 | $146,100 |
| 21 | Taylor County | $54,000 | $1,258 | $144,000 |
| 22 | Raleigh County | $53,500 | $1,246 | $142,600 |
| 23 | Tucker County | $53,000 | $1,242 | $144,700 |
| 24 | Marshall County | $52,500 | $1,220 | $139,800 |
| 25 | Kanawha County | $52,000 | $1,211 | $135,000 |
| 26 | Greenbrier County | $51,500 | $1,196 | $136,300 |
| 27 | Pocahontas County | $51,500 | $1,200 | $139,400 |
| 28 | Randolph County | $51,500 | $1,198 | $137,800 |
| 29 | Lewis County | $51,000 | $1,193 | $135,800 |
| 30 | Pleasants County | $49,500 | $1,159 | $129,300 |
| 31 | Brooke County | $49,000 | $1,143 | $127,700 |
| 32 | Mason County | $49,000 | $1,140 | $127,400 |
| 33 | Barbour County | $48,000 | $1,119 | $126,000 |
| 34 | Wayne County | $48,000 | $1,116 | $124,900 |
| 35 | Summers County | $47,500 | $1,107 | $126,100 |
| 36 | Hancock County | $47,000 | $1,094 | $119,600 |
| 37 | Roane County | $46,500 | $1,086 | $121,100 |
| 38 | Mercer County | $46,000 | $1,074 | $118,600 |
| 39 | Nicholas County | $44,500 | $1,041 | $114,200 |
| 40 | Tyler County | $44,500 | $1,034 | $112,100 |
| 41 | Wirt County | $44,500 | $1,036 | $112,800 |
| 42 | Calhoun County | $43,500 | $1,012 | $111,200 |
| 43 | Ritchie County | $43,500 | $1,010 | $107,800 |
| 44 | Braxton County | $42,000 | $983 | $106,400 |
| 45 | Clay County | $42,000 | $978 | $107,100 |
| 46 | Fayette County | $42,000 | $986 | $104,200 |
| 47 | Lincoln County | $41,500 | $964 | $103,400 |
| 48 | Wetzel County | $41,500 | $974 | $102,800 |
| 49 | Logan County | $41,000 | $959 | $101,500 |
| 50 | Boone County | $38,000 | $884 | $90,300 |
| 51 | Mingo County | $36,000 | $835 | $85,600 |
| 52 | Gilmer County | $35,500 | $823 | $83,300 |
| 53 | Webster County | $33,500 | $778 | $78,000 |
| 54 | Wyoming County | $33,500 | $784 | $78,400 |
| 55 | McDowell County | $25,000 | $583 | $49,200 |
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 Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia