Counties in West Virginia by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Berkeley County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 55 counties in 2024, at $1,233. Calhoun County had the lowest, at $473. The median was $771 and the figure for West Virginia was $872. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,233Berkeley County
Median77155 counties
West Virginia872History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,233 USD1,233Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,108 USD1,108Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 987 USD987Putnam CountyPutnam County: 952 USD952Marion CountyMarion County: 932 USD932Cabell CountyCabell County: 923 USD923Summers CountySummers County: 915 USD915Wayne CountyWayne County: 915 USD915Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 906 USD906Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 902 USD902Upshur CountyUpshur County: 886 USD886Harrison CountyHarrison County: 879 USD879Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 868 USD868Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 866 USD866Boone CountyBoone County: 837 USD837Marshall CountyMarshall County: 837 USD837Taylor CountyTaylor County: 835 USD835Wood CountyWood County: 822 USD822Ohio CountyOhio County: 821 USD821Randolph CountyRandolph County: 821 USD821Hardy CountyHardy County: 816 USD816Mercer CountyMercer County: 810 USD810Mineral CountyMineral County: 809 USD809Barbour CountyBarbour County: 803 USD803Morgan CountyMorgan County: 794 USD794Fayette CountyFayette County: 788 USD788Hancock CountyHancock County: 771 USD771Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 771 USD771Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 770 USD770Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 750 USD750Preston CountyPreston County: 750 USD750Tyler CountyTyler County: 748 USD748Lewis CountyLewis County: 730 USD730Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 720 USD720Jackson CountyJackson County: 716 USD716Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 715 USD715Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 715 USD715Logan CountyLogan County: 710 USD710Webster CountyWebster County: 709 USD709Monroe CountyMonroe County: 690 USD690Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 688 USD688Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 686 USD686Mason CountyMason County: 671 USD671Tucker CountyTucker County: 656 USD656Clay CountyClay County: 651 USD651Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 650 USD650Mingo CountyMingo County: 647 USD647Brooke CountyBrooke County: 645 USD645Grant CountyGrant County: 644 USD644McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 643 USD643Roane CountyRoane County: 614 USD614Braxton CountyBraxton County: 606 USD606Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 579 USD579Wirt CountyWirt County: 558 USD558Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 473 USD473
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Berkeley County1,233-0.4%
2Jefferson County1,108+0.5%
3Monongalia County987+4.7%
4Putnam County952-2.4%
5Marion County932+3.4%
6Cabell County923+5.2%
7Summers County915-0.8%
7Wayne County915+3.6%
9Kanawha County906+3.1%
10Raleigh County902+6.5%
11Upshur County886+10.9%
12Harrison County879+3.7%
13Greenbrier County868+4.1%
14Doddridge County866+4.7%
15Boone County837+1.7%
15Marshall County837+1.7%
17Taylor County835+24.3%
18Wood County822+4.2%
19Ohio County821-0.2%
19Randolph County821+1.7%
21Hardy County816-0.5%
22Mercer County810-0.4%
23Mineral County809+18.3%
24Barbour County8030%
25Morgan County794-4.6%
26Fayette County788+1.4%
27Hancock County771+0.7%
27Lincoln County771+6.1%
29Pendleton County770+2.1%
30Gilmer County750-1.8%
30Preston County750-0.4%
32Tyler County748+5.8%
33Lewis County730-0.9%
34Hampshire County720-1.6%
35Jackson County716-0.6%
36Pleasants County715+2.1%
36Pocahontas County715+3.9%
38Logan County710+0.9%
39Webster County709+3.2%
40Monroe County690+1.9%
41Wetzel County688-2.1%
42Nicholas County686+2.5%
43Mason County671+2.6%
44Tucker County656-4.8%
45Clay County651+10.5%
46Wyoming County650-11.8%
47Mingo County647+7.1%
48Brooke County645+7%
49Grant County644+5.2%
50McDowell County643-6.3%
51Roane County614+4.1%
52Braxton County606+4.8%
53Ritchie County579-0.7%
54Wirt County558-3%
55Calhoun County473-2.1%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Berkeley County, with $1,233 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Calhoun County, with $473 in 2024.

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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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