Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in West Virginia
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | 6.0 yrs | $49,200 | $686 |
| 2 | Wyoming County | 8.9 yrs | $78,400 | $737 |
| 3 | Gilmer County | 9.1 yrs | $83,300 | $764 |
| 4 | Boone County | 9.1 yrs | $90,300 | $823 |
| 5 | Webster County | 9.5 yrs | $78,000 | $687 |
| 6 | Fayette County | 11.2 yrs | $104,200 | $777 |
| 7 | Summers County | 11.4 yrs | $126,100 | $922 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 11.8 yrs | $124,900 | $883 |
| 9 | Mingo County | 11.8 yrs | $85,600 | $604 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 11.9 yrs | $103,400 | $727 |
| 11 | Logan County | 12.0 yrs | $101,500 | $704 |
| 12 | Mercer County | 12.2 yrs | $118,600 | $813 |
| 13 | Wetzel County | 12.2 yrs | $102,800 | $703 |
| 14 | Kanawha County | 12.8 yrs | $135,000 | $879 |
| 15 | Hancock County | 13.0 yrs | $119,600 | $766 |
| 16 | Barbour County | 13.1 yrs | $126,000 | $803 |
| 17 | Tyler County | 13.2 yrs | $112,100 | $707 |
| 18 | Greenbrier County | 13.6 yrs | $136,300 | $834 |
| 19 | Raleigh County | 14.0 yrs | $142,600 | $847 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 14.2 yrs | $139,800 | $823 |
| 21 | Nicholas County | 14.2 yrs | $114,200 | $669 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 14.2 yrs | $137,800 | $807 |
| 23 | Cabell County | 14.8 yrs | $156,100 | $877 |
| 24 | Clay County | 15.2 yrs | $107,100 | $589 |
| 25 | Marion County | 15.2 yrs | $164,300 | $901 |
| 26 | Braxton County | 15.3 yrs | $106,400 | $578 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 15.4 yrs | $135,800 | $737 |
| 28 | Pleasants County | 15.4 yrs | $129,300 | $700 |
| 29 | Ritchie County | 15.4 yrs | $107,800 | $583 |
| 30 | Harrison County | 15.6 yrs | $158,500 | $848 |
| 31 | Doddridge County | 16.1 yrs | $160,000 | $827 |
| 32 | Hardy County | 16.2 yrs | $159,700 | $820 |
| 33 | Mason County | 16.2 yrs | $127,400 | $654 |
| 34 | Wood County | 16.2 yrs | $153,700 | $789 |
| 35 | Wirt County | 16.3 yrs | $112,800 | $575 |
| 36 | Berkeley County | 16.7 yrs | $248,000 | $1,238 |
| 37 | Ohio County | 16.7 yrs | $165,300 | $823 |
| 38 | Upshur County | 16.8 yrs | $160,700 | $799 |
| 39 | Pocahontas County | 16.9 yrs | $139,400 | $688 |
| 40 | Roane County | 17.1 yrs | $121,100 | $590 |
| 41 | Preston County | 17.5 yrs | $157,700 | $753 |
| 42 | Tucker County | 17.5 yrs | $144,700 | $689 |
| 43 | Brooke County | 17.6 yrs | $127,700 | $603 |
| 44 | Taylor County | 17.9 yrs | $144,000 | $672 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 17.9 yrs | $154,600 | $720 |
| 46 | Monroe County | 18.0 yrs | $146,100 | $677 |
| 47 | Putnam County | 18.3 yrs | $214,200 | $975 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | 19.2 yrs | $111,200 | $483 |
| 49 | Pendleton County | 19.7 yrs | $178,600 | $754 |
| 50 | Mineral County | 22.0 yrs | $180,400 | $684 |
| 51 | Morgan County | 22.3 yrs | $223,100 | $832 |
| 52 | Monongalia County | 22.5 yrs | $254,200 | $943 |
| 53 | Grant County | 22.8 yrs | $167,500 | $612 |
| 54 | Hampshire County | 23.3 yrs | $204,600 | $732 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 24.5 yrs | $324,500 | $1,103 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia