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Cost of Living · West Virginia

Most Affordable Counties in West Virginia 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in West Virginia

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Calhoun County, WV
99.7
2Braxton County, WV
98.6
3Ritchie County, WV
98.6
4Clay County, WV
97.7
5Roane County, WV
97.5
6Mingo County, WV
97.4
7Wirt County, WV
96
8McDowell County, WV
93.9
9Webster County, WV
93.1
10Pocahontas County, WV
91.7

All West Virginia Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

55 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#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
63.7
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
63.5
27Pendleton County, WV
85.8
77.1
28Jackson County, WV
84.5
61.8
29Hampshire County, WV
80
64
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
62.7
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
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

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