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Cities in West Virginia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)

Huntington, WV had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 13 cities in 2022, at 19.9%. Martinsburg, WV had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 13.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 16.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.9Huntington, WV
Lowest4.6Martinsburg, WV
Median13.313 cities
West Virginia16.7History

All cities, 2022

Huntington, WV: 19.9 %Huntington, WV19.9Wheeling, WV: 18.5 %Wheeling, WV18.5Clarksburg, WV: 18.4 %Clarksburg, WV18.4Beckley, WV: 16.8 %Beckley, WV16.8Charleston, WV: 15.6 %Charleston, WV15.6Morgantown, WV: 13.9 %Morgantown, WV13.9St. Albans, WV: 13.3 %St. Albans, WV13.3Parkersburg, WV: 12.9 %Parkersburg, WV12.9Fairmont, WV: 12.5 %Fairmont, WV12.5Vienna, WV: 9.9 %Vienna, WV9.9South Charleston, WV: 7.5 %South Charleston, WV7.5Weirton, WV: 5.7 %Weirton, WV5.7Martinsburg, WV: 4.6 %Martinsburg, WV4.6Huntington, WV: 19.9 %Huntington, WV19.9Wheeling, WV: 18.5 %Wheeling, WV18.5Clarksburg, WV: 18.4 %Clarksburg, WV18.4Beckley, WV: 16.8 %Beckley, WV16.8Charleston, WV: 15.6 %Charleston, WV15.6Morgantown, WV: 13.9 %Morgantown, WV13.9St. Albans, WV: 13.3 %St. Albans, WV13.3Parkersburg, WV: 12.9 %Parkersburg, WV12.9Fairmont, WV: 12.5 %Fairmont, WV12.5Vienna, WV: 9.9 %Vienna, WV9.9South Charleston, WV: 7.5 %South Charleston, WV7.5Weirton, WV: 5.7 %Weirton, WV5.7Martinsburg, WV: 4.6 %Martinsburg, WV4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Huntington, WV19.9+1.1 pts
2Wheeling, WV18.5-1.6 pts
3Clarksburg, WV18.4+0.7 pts
4Beckley, WV16.8+1 pts
5Charleston, WV15.6-0.7 pts
6Morgantown, WV13.9-2 pts
7St. Albans, WV13.3-1 pts
8Parkersburg, WV12.9-0.6 pts
9Fairmont, WV12.5+0.8 pts
10Vienna, WV9.9+0.5 pts
11South Charleston, WV7.5-1.3 pts
12Weirton, WV5.7+0.1 pts
13Martinsburg, WV4.6-3.4 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in West Virginia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/west-virginia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in West Virginia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/west-virginia-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/west-virginia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Huntington, WV, with 19.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Martinsburg, WV, with 4.6% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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