Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in West Virginia
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 24.5 yrs | $324,500 | $1,103 |
| 2 | Hampshire County | 23.3 yrs | $204,600 | $732 |
| 3 | Grant County | 22.8 yrs | $167,500 | $612 |
| 4 | Monongalia County | 22.5 yrs | $254,200 | $943 |
| 5 | Morgan County | 22.3 yrs | $223,100 | $832 |
| 6 | Mineral County | 22.0 yrs | $180,400 | $684 |
| 7 | Pendleton County | 19.7 yrs | $178,600 | $754 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | 19.2 yrs | $111,200 | $483 |
| 9 | Putnam County | 18.3 yrs | $214,200 | $975 |
| 10 | Monroe County | 18.0 yrs | $146,100 | $677 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 17.9 yrs | $154,600 | $720 |
| 12 | Taylor County | 17.9 yrs | $144,000 | $672 |
| 13 | Brooke County | 17.6 yrs | $127,700 | $603 |
| 14 | Tucker County | 17.5 yrs | $144,700 | $689 |
| 15 | Preston County | 17.5 yrs | $157,700 | $753 |
| 16 | Roane County | 17.1 yrs | $121,100 | $590 |
| 17 | Pocahontas County | 16.9 yrs | $139,400 | $688 |
| 18 | Upshur County | 16.8 yrs | $160,700 | $799 |
| 19 | Ohio County | 16.7 yrs | $165,300 | $823 |
| 20 | Berkeley County | 16.7 yrs | $248,000 | $1,238 |
| 21 | Wirt County | 16.3 yrs | $112,800 | $575 |
| 22 | Wood County | 16.2 yrs | $153,700 | $789 |
| 23 | Mason County | 16.2 yrs | $127,400 | $654 |
| 24 | Hardy County | 16.2 yrs | $159,700 | $820 |
| 25 | Doddridge County | 16.1 yrs | $160,000 | $827 |
| 26 | Harrison County | 15.6 yrs | $158,500 | $848 |
| 27 | Ritchie County | 15.4 yrs | $107,800 | $583 |
| 28 | Pleasants County | 15.4 yrs | $129,300 | $700 |
| 29 | Lewis County | 15.4 yrs | $135,800 | $737 |
| 30 | Braxton County | 15.3 yrs | $106,400 | $578 |
| 31 | Marion County | 15.2 yrs | $164,300 | $901 |
| 32 | Clay County | 15.2 yrs | $107,100 | $589 |
| 33 | Cabell County | 14.8 yrs | $156,100 | $877 |
| 34 | Randolph County | 14.2 yrs | $137,800 | $807 |
| 35 | Nicholas County | 14.2 yrs | $114,200 | $669 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 14.2 yrs | $139,800 | $823 |
| 37 | Raleigh County | 14.0 yrs | $142,600 | $847 |
| 38 | Greenbrier County | 13.6 yrs | $136,300 | $834 |
| 39 | Tyler County | 13.2 yrs | $112,100 | $707 |
| 40 | Barbour County | 13.1 yrs | $126,000 | $803 |
| 41 | Hancock County | 13.0 yrs | $119,600 | $766 |
| 42 | Kanawha County | 12.8 yrs | $135,000 | $879 |
| 43 | Wetzel County | 12.2 yrs | $102,800 | $703 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 12.2 yrs | $118,600 | $813 |
| 45 | Logan County | 12.0 yrs | $101,500 | $704 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 11.9 yrs | $103,400 | $727 |
| 47 | Mingo County | 11.8 yrs | $85,600 | $604 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 11.8 yrs | $124,900 | $883 |
| 49 | Summers County | 11.4 yrs | $126,100 | $922 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 11.2 yrs | $104,200 | $777 |
| 51 | Webster County | 9.5 yrs | $78,000 | $687 |
| 52 | Boone County | 9.1 yrs | $90,300 | $823 |
| 53 | Gilmer County | 9.1 yrs | $83,300 | $764 |
| 54 | Wyoming County | 8.9 yrs | $78,400 | $737 |
| 55 | McDowell County | 6.0 yrs | $49,200 | $686 |
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 Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia