Counties in West Virginia by median gross rent (monthly)

Berkeley County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 55 counties in 2022, at $1,154. Wirt County had the lowest, at $490. The median was $731 and the figure for West Virginia was $831. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,154Berkeley County
Lowest490Wirt County
Median73155 counties
West Virginia831History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,154 USD1,154Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,073 USD1,073Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1,007 USD1,007Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 929 USD929Marion CountyMarion County: 870 USD870Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 868 USD868Wayne CountyWayne County: 865 USD865Cabell CountyCabell County: 857 USD857Summers CountySummers County: 842 USD842Harrison CountyHarrison County: 836 USD836Hardy CountyHardy County: 832 USD832Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 819 USD819Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 790 USD790Marshall CountyMarshall County: 788 USD788Tucker CountyTucker County: 783 USD783Wood CountyWood County: 780 USD780Mercer CountyMercer County: 777 USD777Ohio CountyOhio County: 773 USD773Randolph CountyRandolph County: 766 USD766Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 749 USD749Upshur CountyUpshur County: 744 USD744Morgan CountyMorgan County: 742 USD742Preston CountyPreston County: 738 USD738Logan CountyLogan County: 737 USD737Boone CountyBoone County: 735 USD735Fayette CountyFayette County: 734 USD734Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 734 USD734Hancock CountyHancock County: 731 USD731Lewis CountyLewis County: 726 USD726Mineral CountyMineral County: 713 USD713Taylor CountyTaylor County: 702 USD702Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 701 USD701Jackson CountyJackson County: 700 USD700Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 678 USD678Webster CountyWebster County: 678 USD678Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 677 USD677Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 670 USD670Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 666 USD666Barbour CountyBarbour County: 665 USD665Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 664 USD664Monroe CountyMonroe County: 658 USD658Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 657 USD657Mason CountyMason County: 651 USD651Grant CountyGrant County: 648 USD648Tyler CountyTyler County: 642 USD642Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 640 USD640Roane CountyRoane County: 605 USD605McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 601 USD601Braxton CountyBraxton County: 595 USD595Brooke CountyBrooke County: 591 USD591Clay CountyClay County: 582 USD582Mingo CountyMingo County: 560 USD560Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 556 USD556Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 494 USD494Wirt CountyWirt County: 490 USD490
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Berkeley County1,154+8.5%
2Jefferson County1,073+9.7%
3Putnam County1,007+16.8%
4Monongalia County929+7%
5Marion County870+9.3%
6Kanawha County868+8.8%
7Wayne County865+13.7%
8Cabell County857+10.6%
9Summers County842+12.6%
10Harrison County836+4.8%
11Hardy County832-1.4%
12Raleigh County819+7.8%
13Greenbrier County790+7.2%
14Marshall County788+18.3%
15Tucker County783+24.3%
16Wood County780+3.3%
17Mercer County777+4.6%
18Ohio County773+6.5%
19Randolph County766+11.7%
20Hampshire County749+6.5%
21Upshur County744+6.1%
22Morgan County742+0.3%
23Preston County738+9.8%
24Logan County737+1.8%
25Boone County735+5.9%
26Fayette County734+12.6%
26Lincoln County734+10.2%
28Hancock County731+6.6%
29Lewis County726+7.1%
30Mineral County713+4.5%
31Taylor County702+4.2%
32Wetzel County701-6.9%
33Jackson County700+0.3%
34Pocahontas County678+3.2%
34Webster County678+11%
36Wyoming County677+2.7%
37Gilmer County670+2.8%
38Pendleton County666+13.7%
39Barbour County665+8.7%
40Nicholas County664+12.9%
41Monroe County658+5.3%
42Ritchie County657+6.3%
43Mason County651+8.7%
44Grant County648+10.6%
45Tyler County642-3.2%
46Pleasants County640+10.3%
47Roane County605+17.7%
48McDowell County601-4.1%
49Braxton County595-5%
50Brooke County591+7.8%
51Clay County582+9.8%
52Mingo County560+6.5%
53Doddridge County556+44.8%
54Calhoun County494+3.1%
55Wirt County490+7.7%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Berkeley County, with $1,154 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wirt County, with $490 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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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