Counties in West Virginia by median gross rent (monthly)

Berkeley County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 55 counties in 2023, at $1,238. Calhoun County had the lowest, at $483. The median was $753 and the figure for West Virginia was $850. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,238Berkeley County
Median75355 counties
West Virginia850History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,238 USD1,238Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,103 USD1,103Putnam CountyPutnam County: 975 USD975Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 943 USD943Summers CountySummers County: 922 USD922Marion CountyMarion County: 901 USD901Wayne CountyWayne County: 883 USD883Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 879 USD879Cabell CountyCabell County: 877 USD877Harrison CountyHarrison County: 848 USD848Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 847 USD847Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 834 USD834Morgan CountyMorgan County: 832 USD832Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 827 USD827Boone CountyBoone County: 823 USD823Marshall CountyMarshall County: 823 USD823Ohio CountyOhio County: 823 USD823Hardy CountyHardy County: 820 USD820Mercer CountyMercer County: 813 USD813Randolph CountyRandolph County: 807 USD807Barbour CountyBarbour County: 803 USD803Upshur CountyUpshur County: 799 USD799Wood CountyWood County: 789 USD789Fayette CountyFayette County: 777 USD777Hancock CountyHancock County: 766 USD766Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 764 USD764Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 754 USD754Preston CountyPreston County: 753 USD753Lewis CountyLewis County: 737 USD737Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 737 USD737Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 732 USD732Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 727 USD727Jackson CountyJackson County: 720 USD720Tyler CountyTyler County: 707 USD707Logan CountyLogan County: 704 USD704Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 703 USD703Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 700 USD700Tucker CountyTucker County: 689 USD689Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 688 USD688Webster CountyWebster County: 687 USD687McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 686 USD686Mineral CountyMineral County: 684 USD684Monroe CountyMonroe County: 677 USD677Taylor CountyTaylor County: 672 USD672Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 669 USD669Mason CountyMason County: 654 USD654Grant CountyGrant County: 612 USD612Mingo CountyMingo County: 604 USD604Brooke CountyBrooke County: 603 USD603Roane CountyRoane County: 590 USD590Clay CountyClay County: 589 USD589Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 583 USD583Braxton CountyBraxton County: 578 USD578Wirt CountyWirt County: 575 USD575Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 483 USD483
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Berkeley County1,238+7.3%
2Jefferson County1,103+2.8%
3Putnam County975-3.2%
4Monongalia County943+1.5%
5Summers County922+9.5%
6Marion County901+3.6%
7Wayne County883+2.1%
8Kanawha County879+1.3%
9Cabell County877+2.3%
10Harrison County848+1.4%
11Raleigh County847+3.4%
12Greenbrier County834+5.6%
13Morgan County832+12.1%
14Doddridge County827+48.7%
15Boone County823+12%
15Marshall County823+4.4%
15Ohio County823+6.5%
18Hardy County820-1.4%
19Mercer County813+4.6%
20Randolph County807+5.4%
21Barbour County803+20.8%
22Upshur County799+7.4%
23Wood County789+1.2%
24Fayette County777+5.9%
25Hancock County766+4.8%
26Gilmer County764+14%
27Pendleton County754+13.2%
28Preston County753+2%
29Lewis County737+1.5%
29Wyoming County737+8.9%
31Hampshire County732-2.3%
32Lincoln County727-1%
33Jackson County720+2.9%
34Tyler County707+10.1%
35Logan County704-4.5%
36Wetzel County703+0.3%
37Pleasants County700+9.4%
38Tucker County689-12%
39Pocahontas County688+1.5%
40Webster County687+1.3%
41McDowell County686+14.1%
42Mineral County684-4.1%
43Monroe County677+2.9%
44Taylor County672-4.3%
45Nicholas County669+0.8%
46Mason County654+0.5%
47Grant County612-5.6%
48Mingo County604+7.9%
49Brooke County603+2%
50Roane County590-2.5%
51Clay County589+1.2%
52Ritchie County583-11.3%
53Braxton County578-2.9%
54Wirt County575+17.3%
55Calhoun County483-2.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Berkeley County, with $1,238 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Calhoun County, with $483 in 2023.

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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