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State data • Updated March 2026

West Virginia rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across West Virginia cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

West Virginia at a glance

$1,180Median city rent (ZORI)
4.7%Unemployment
273Permits / month
11Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all West Virginia cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Charles Town $2,002 +4.3%
Hedgesville $1,888
Martinsburg $1,574 +3.7%
Bridgeport $1,521
Westover $1,400
Morgantown $1,338 +4.6%
Charleston $1,236 +5.5%
Hurricane $1,234
Beckley $1,125
Milton $1,103

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Charleston $1,236 +5.5%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 West Virginia cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in West Virginia

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