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Best Cost of Living Counties in West Virginia

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 55 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
77/100
Top County
Calhoun County
Counties Ranked
55

Top 10

#1
Calhoun County
WV
100/100
#2
Braxton County
WV
99/100
#3
Ritchie County
WV
99/100
#4
Clay County
WV
98/100
#5
Roane County
WV
98/100
#6
Mingo County
WV
97/100
#7
Wirt County
WV
96/100
#8
McDowell County
WV
94/100
#9
Webster County
WV
93/100
#10
Pocahontas County
WV
92/100

All West Virginia Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Calhoun County, WV
99.7
67.9
2Braxton County, WV
98.6
68.6
3Ritchie County, WV
98.6
59.8
4Clay County, WV
97.7
69.9
5Roane County, WV
97.5
67.5
6Mingo County, WV
97.4
63.6
7Wirt County, WV
96
68.2
8McDowell County, WV
93.9
57
9Webster County, WV
93.1
69.7
10Pocahontas County, WV
91.7
58.1
11Tyler County, WV
91.7
69.8
12Nicholas County, WV
91.4
63.8
13Brooke County, WV
91.2
70.7
14Wetzel County, WV
90.8
66.6
15Mason County, WV
90.7
68
16Logan County, WV
89.8
58.4
17Lincoln County, WV
89.7
61.9
18Grant County, WV
88.7
70.2
19Monroe County, WV
88.6
73
20Wyoming County, WV
88.3
61.5
21Tucker County, WV
87.5
70.7
22Pleasants County, WV
86.2
76
23Taylor County, WV
86.2
67.8
24Gilmer County, WV
86
73.7
25Lewis County, WV
85.9
62.2
26Mineral County, WV
85.9
63.6
27Pendleton County, WV
85.8
77.1
28Jackson County, WV
84.5
61.8
29Hampshire County, WV
80
64.1
30Barbour County, WV
78.3
62.8
31Hancock County, WV
78.2
67
32Preston County, WV
77.8
63.8
33Doddridge County, WV
77.6
70.6
34Fayette County, WV
77.1
50.7
35Randolph County, WV
77
62.8
36Boone County, WV
76.2
58.8
37Mercer County, WV
76.1
55.9
38Hardy County, WV
73.1
56.3
39Marshall County, WV
71.5
56.8
40Wood County, WV
71.2
46.5
41Greenbrier County, WV
68.8
59
42Wayne County, WV
68
55.5
43Summers County, WV
67.6
60.9
44Upshur County, WV
65.8
63.7
45Harrison County, WV
65
56.3
46Raleigh County, WV
64.5
42.1
47Ohio County, WV
64
66.6
48Kanawha County, WV
57.2
41.5
49Marion County, WV
54.8
54.4
50Cabell County, WV
53.4
41.6
51Morgan County, WV
50.5
57
52Putnam County, WV
36.6
65
53Monongalia County, WV
34.2
51.4
54Berkeley County, WV
15.8
54.7
55Jefferson County, WV
15.1
55.9

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.