Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in West Virginia
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | $103 | $686 | $583 |
| 2 | Wyoming County | $-47 | $737 | $784 |
| 3 | Gilmer County | $-59 | $764 | $823 |
| 4 | Boone County | $-61 | $823 | $884 |
| 5 | Webster County | $-91 | $687 | $778 |
| 6 | Summers County | $-185 | $922 | $1,107 |
| 7 | Fayette County | $-209 | $777 | $986 |
| 8 | Mingo County | $-231 | $604 | $835 |
| 9 | Wayne County | $-233 | $883 | $1,116 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | $-237 | $727 | $964 |
| 11 | Logan County | $-255 | $704 | $959 |
| 12 | Mercer County | $-261 | $813 | $1,074 |
| 13 | Wetzel County | $-271 | $703 | $974 |
| 14 | Barbour County | $-316 | $803 | $1,119 |
| 15 | Tyler County | $-327 | $707 | $1,034 |
| 16 | Hancock County | $-328 | $766 | $1,094 |
| 17 | Kanawha County | $-332 | $879 | $1,211 |
| 18 | Greenbrier County | $-362 | $834 | $1,196 |
| 19 | Nicholas County | $-372 | $669 | $1,041 |
| 20 | Clay County | $-389 | $589 | $978 |
| 21 | Randolph County | $-391 | $807 | $1,198 |
| 22 | Marshall County | $-397 | $823 | $1,220 |
| 23 | Raleigh County | $-399 | $847 | $1,246 |
| 24 | Braxton County | $-405 | $578 | $983 |
| 25 | Ritchie County | $-427 | $583 | $1,010 |
| 26 | Lewis County | $-456 | $737 | $1,193 |
| 27 | Pleasants County | $-459 | $700 | $1,159 |
| 28 | Wirt County | $-461 | $575 | $1,036 |
| 29 | Cabell County | $-481 | $877 | $1,358 |
| 30 | Mason County | $-486 | $654 | $1,140 |
| 31 | Roane County | $-496 | $590 | $1,086 |
| 32 | Marion County | $-512 | $901 | $1,413 |
| 33 | Pocahontas County | $-512 | $688 | $1,200 |
| 34 | Harrison County | $-516 | $848 | $1,364 |
| 35 | Hardy County | $-529 | $820 | $1,349 |
| 36 | Calhoun County | $-529 | $483 | $1,012 |
| 37 | Doddridge County | $-537 | $827 | $1,364 |
| 38 | Brooke County | $-540 | $603 | $1,143 |
| 39 | Wood County | $-549 | $789 | $1,338 |
| 40 | Tucker County | $-553 | $689 | $1,242 |
| 41 | Upshur County | $-566 | $799 | $1,365 |
| 42 | Taylor County | $-586 | $672 | $1,258 |
| 43 | Monroe County | $-590 | $677 | $1,267 |
| 44 | Ohio County | $-595 | $823 | $1,418 |
| 45 | Preston County | $-596 | $753 | $1,349 |
| 46 | Jackson County | $-618 | $720 | $1,338 |
| 47 | Pendleton County | $-723 | $754 | $1,477 |
| 48 | Berkeley County | $-766 | $1,238 | $2,004 |
| 49 | Grant County | $-786 | $612 | $1,398 |
| 50 | Putnam County | $-793 | $975 | $1,768 |
| 51 | Mineral County | $-824 | $684 | $1,508 |
| 52 | Hampshire County | $-931 | $732 | $1,663 |
| 53 | Morgan County | $-988 | $832 | $1,820 |
| 54 | Monongalia County | $-1,093 | $943 | $2,036 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | $-1,450 | $1,103 | $2,553 |
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.
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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia