Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in West Virginia
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County | $483 | $1,012 | $111,200 |
| 2 | Wirt County | $575 | $1,036 | $112,800 |
| 3 | Braxton County | $578 | $983 | $106,400 |
| 4 | Ritchie County | $583 | $1,010 | $107,800 |
| 5 | Clay County | $589 | $978 | $107,100 |
| 6 | Roane County | $590 | $1,086 | $121,100 |
| 7 | Brooke County | $603 | $1,143 | $127,700 |
| 8 | Mingo County | $604 | $835 | $85,600 |
| 9 | Grant County | $612 | $1,398 | $167,500 |
| 10 | Mason County | $654 | $1,140 | $127,400 |
| 11 | Nicholas County | $669 | $1,041 | $114,200 |
| 12 | Taylor County | $672 | $1,258 | $144,000 |
| 13 | Monroe County | $677 | $1,267 | $146,100 |
| 14 | Mineral County | $684 | $1,508 | $180,400 |
| 15 | McDowell County | $686 | $583 | $49,200 |
| 16 | Webster County | $687 | $778 | $78,000 |
| 17 | Pocahontas County | $688 | $1,200 | $139,400 |
| 18 | Tucker County | $689 | $1,242 | $144,700 |
| 19 | Pleasants County | $700 | $1,159 | $129,300 |
| 20 | Wetzel County | $703 | $974 | $102,800 |
| 21 | Logan County | $704 | $959 | $101,500 |
| 22 | Tyler County | $707 | $1,034 | $112,100 |
| 23 | Jackson County | $720 | $1,338 | $154,600 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | $727 | $964 | $103,400 |
| 25 | Hampshire County | $732 | $1,663 | $204,600 |
| 26 | Lewis County | $737 | $1,193 | $135,800 |
| 27 | Wyoming County | $737 | $784 | $78,400 |
| 28 | Preston County | $753 | $1,349 | $157,700 |
| 29 | Pendleton County | $754 | $1,477 | $178,600 |
| 30 | Gilmer County | $764 | $823 | $83,300 |
| 31 | Hancock County | $766 | $1,094 | $119,600 |
| 32 | Fayette County | $777 | $986 | $104,200 |
| 33 | Wood County | $789 | $1,338 | $153,700 |
| 34 | Upshur County | $799 | $1,365 | $160,700 |
| 35 | Barbour County | $803 | $1,119 | $126,000 |
| 36 | Randolph County | $807 | $1,198 | $137,800 |
| 37 | Mercer County | $813 | $1,074 | $118,600 |
| 38 | Hardy County | $820 | $1,349 | $159,700 |
| 39 | Boone County | $823 | $884 | $90,300 |
| 40 | Marshall County | $823 | $1,220 | $139,800 |
| 41 | Ohio County | $823 | $1,418 | $165,300 |
| 42 | Doddridge County | $827 | $1,364 | $160,000 |
| 43 | Morgan County | $832 | $1,820 | $223,100 |
| 44 | Greenbrier County | $834 | $1,196 | $136,300 |
| 45 | Raleigh County | $847 | $1,246 | $142,600 |
| 46 | Harrison County | $848 | $1,364 | $158,500 |
| 47 | Cabell County | $877 | $1,358 | $156,100 |
| 48 | Kanawha County | $879 | $1,211 | $135,000 |
| 49 | Wayne County | $883 | $1,116 | $124,900 |
| 50 | Marion County | $901 | $1,413 | $164,300 |
| 51 | Summers County | $922 | $1,107 | $126,100 |
| 52 | Monongalia County | $943 | $2,036 | $254,200 |
| 53 | Putnam County | $975 | $1,768 | $214,200 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | $1,103 | $2,553 | $324,500 |
| 55 | Berkeley County | $1,238 | $2,004 | $248,000 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia