Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in West Virginia
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | $24,500 | $572 | $49,200 |
| 2 | Webster County | $32,500 | $763 | $78,000 |
| 3 | Wyoming County | $33,000 | $769 | $78,400 |
| 4 | Gilmer County | $34,500 | $808 | $83,300 |
| 5 | Mingo County | $35,000 | $819 | $85,600 |
| 6 | Boone County | $37,000 | $867 | $90,300 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | $40,500 | $946 | $103,400 |
| 8 | Logan County | $40,500 | $941 | $101,500 |
| 9 | Clay County | $41,000 | $959 | $107,100 |
| 10 | Wetzel County | $41,000 | $956 | $102,800 |
| 11 | Braxton County | $41,500 | $964 | $106,400 |
| 12 | Fayette County | $41,500 | $967 | $104,200 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | $42,500 | $992 | $111,200 |
| 14 | Ritchie County | $42,500 | $992 | $107,800 |
| 15 | Tyler County | $43,500 | $1,014 | $112,100 |
| 16 | Wirt County | $43,500 | $1,016 | $112,800 |
| 17 | Nicholas County | $44,000 | $1,021 | $114,200 |
| 18 | Mercer County | $45,000 | $1,053 | $118,600 |
| 19 | Roane County | $45,500 | $1,065 | $121,100 |
| 20 | Hancock County | $46,000 | $1,073 | $119,600 |
| 21 | Summers County | $46,500 | $1,085 | $126,100 |
| 22 | Barbour County | $47,000 | $1,097 | $126,000 |
| 23 | Wayne County | $47,000 | $1,094 | $124,900 |
| 24 | Brooke County | $48,000 | $1,121 | $127,700 |
| 25 | Mason County | $48,000 | $1,118 | $127,400 |
| 26 | Pleasants County | $48,500 | $1,137 | $129,300 |
| 27 | Lewis County | $50,000 | $1,170 | $135,800 |
| 28 | Greenbrier County | $50,500 | $1,173 | $136,300 |
| 29 | Pocahontas County | $50,500 | $1,177 | $139,400 |
| 30 | Randolph County | $50,500 | $1,175 | $137,800 |
| 31 | Kanawha County | $51,000 | $1,188 | $135,000 |
| 32 | Marshall County | $51,500 | $1,196 | $139,800 |
| 33 | Tucker County | $52,000 | $1,218 | $144,700 |
| 34 | Raleigh County | $52,500 | $1,222 | $142,600 |
| 35 | Monroe County | $53,000 | $1,242 | $146,100 |
| 36 | Taylor County | $53,000 | $1,234 | $144,000 |
| 37 | Jackson County | $56,000 | $1,312 | $154,600 |
| 38 | Hardy County | $56,500 | $1,322 | $159,700 |
| 39 | Preston County | $56,500 | $1,323 | $157,700 |
| 40 | Wood County | $56,500 | $1,313 | $153,700 |
| 41 | Cabell County | $57,000 | $1,332 | $156,100 |
| 42 | Doddridge County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $160,000 |
| 43 | Harrison County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $158,500 |
| 44 | Upshur County | $57,500 | $1,338 | $160,700 |
| 45 | Grant County | $58,500 | $1,371 | $167,500 |
| 46 | Marion County | $59,500 | $1,386 | $164,300 |
| 47 | Ohio County | $59,500 | $1,391 | $165,300 |
| 48 | Pendleton County | $62,000 | $1,448 | $178,600 |
| 49 | Mineral County | $63,500 | $1,479 | $180,400 |
| 50 | Hampshire County | $70,000 | $1,630 | $204,600 |
| 51 | Putnam County | $74,500 | $1,734 | $214,200 |
| 52 | Morgan County | $76,500 | $1,784 | $223,100 |
| 53 | Berkeley County | $84,000 | $1,965 | $248,000 |
| 54 | Monongalia County | $85,500 | $1,995 | $254,200 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | $107,500 | $2,503 | $324,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia