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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in West Virginia, Teays Valley has the highest homeownership (83.9%), followed by Cheat Lake and Brookhaven. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in West Virginia that we cover, the median is 65.1% and the average 66.0%; the figure runs from 83.9% (Teays Valley) to 43.7% (Morgantown). That is a spread of 1.9 times between the two ends. The state figure is 74.9%; 7 of the 40 places are above it and 33 at or below.
The first five are Teays Valley, Cheat Lake, Brookhaven, New Martinsville, Grafton. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teays Valley (unincorporated) | Putnam County | 83.9% | 14,151 | $108,741 | $1,102 |
| 2 | Cheat Lake (unincorporated) | Monongalia County | 83.2% | 10,902 | $117,014 | $1,124 |
| 3 | Brookhaven (unincorporated) | Monongalia County | 83.0% | 6,212 | $88,438 | $1,104 |
| 4 | New Martinsville | Wetzel County | 78.8% | 5,133 | $60,946 | $688 |
| 5 | Grafton | Taylor County | 76.1% | 4,618 | $40,402 | $512 |
| 6 | Vienna | Wood County | 75.9% | 10,518 | $60,388 | $809 |
| 7 | Bridgeport | Harrison County | 75.5% | 9,252 | $100,022 | $1,105 |
| 8 | Charles Town | Jefferson County | 74.5% | 7,337 | $89,263 | $1,115 |
| 9 | Nitro | Kanawha County | 74.5% | 6,853 | $53,848 | $949 |
| 10 | Cross Lanes (unincorporated) | Kanawha County | 73.7% | 9,671 | $63,537 | $949 |
| 11 | Oak Hill | Fayette County | 73.7% | 7,937 | $52,466 | $847 |
| 12 | Ranson corporation | Jefferson County | 72.3% | 5,729 | $89,523 | $1,536 |
| 13 | St. Albans | Kanawha County | 71.8% | 10,522 | $53,972 | $931 |
| 14 | Moundsville | Marshall County | 71.1% | 7,869 | $49,048 | $834 |
| 15 | South Charleston | Kanawha County | 70.6% | 13,457 | $63,884 | $844 |
| 16 | Pinch (unincorporated) | Kanawha County | 70.4% | 4,037 | $76,741 | $916 |
| 17 | Ravenswood | Jackson County | 69.5% | 3,830 | $34,241 | $714 |
| 18 | Weirton | Hancock County | 69.3% | 18,647 | $59,575 | $746 |
| 19 | Hurricane | Putnam County | 67.3% | 6,855 | $71,167 | $878 |
| 20 | Bluefield | Mercer County | 65.1% | 9,387 | $49,375 | $804 |
| 21 | Parkersburg | Wood County | 65.0% | 29,240 | $49,025 | $785 |
| 22 | Pea Ridge (unincorporated) | Cabell County | 64.9% | 6,988 | $65,811 | $1,014 |
| 23 | Barboursville | Cabell County | 64.2% | 4,376 | $60,571 | $1,037 |
| 24 | Charleston | Kanawha County | 63.3% | 47,421 | $65,812 | $908 |
| 25 | Fairmont | Marion County | 63.1% | 18,221 | $63,032 | $916 |
| 26 | Point Pleasant | Mason County | 62.7% | 3,961 | $37,563 | $624 |
| 27 | Buckhannon | Upshur County | 62.7% | 5,116 | $54,615 | $885 |
| 28 | Dunbar | Kanawha County | 62.1% | 7,254 | $58,379 | $935 |
| 29 | Clarksburg | Harrison County | 61.0% | 15,549 | $47,386 | $790 |
| 30 | Wheeling | Ohio County | 59.8% | 26,350 | $48,590 | $794 |
| 31 | Elkins | Randolph County | 58.5% | 6,811 | $44,217 | $903 |
| 32 | Princeton | Mercer County | 56.8% | 5,736 | $43,900 | $747 |
| 33 | Westover | Monongalia County | 56.1% | 4,026 | $60,769 | $1,025 |
| 34 | Beckley | Raleigh County | 55.4% | 16,818 | $45,826 | $869 |
| 35 | Lewisburg | Greenbrier County | 55.2% | 3,835 | $49,560 | $893 |
| 36 | Huntington | Cabell County | 53.3% | 45,787 | $45,100 | $912 |
| 37 | Weston | Lewis County | 52.8% | 3,840 | $52,070 | $770 |
| 38 | Keyser | Mineral County | 51.4% | 4,857 | $46,955 | $648 |
| 39 | Martinsburg | Berkeley County | 47.9% | 18,904 | $59,555 | $1,150 |
| 40 | Morgantown | Monongalia County | 43.7% | 30,236 | $44,727 | $937 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Teays Valley, with 83.9% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in West Virginia by population.