Income needed to buy a home
Every county in West Virginia
In the middle county, Upshur County, the typical home takes $49,737 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 38 of 55 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | $42,866 | $319 | $13,660 | $31,559 | Room to spare |
| Wyoming County | $67,542 | $501 | $21,475 | $48,440 | Room to spare |
| Mingo County | $77,706 | $578 | $24,785 | $38,119 | Comfortable |
| Webster County | $85,392 | $629 | $26,943 | $43,839 | Comfortable |
| Boone County | $95,486 | $719 | $30,834 | $57,093 | Comfortable |
| Lincoln County | $103,827 | $773 | $33,138 | $46,205 | Within reach |
| Logan County | $106,448 | $795 | $34,062 | $49,723 | Comfortable |
| Calhoun County | $110,960 | $815 | $34,927 | $43,980 | Within reach |
| Tyler County | $111,604 | $842 | $36,079 | $63,693 | Comfortable |
| Wirt County | $115,633 | $867 | $37,142 | $49,867 | Within reach |
| Wetzel County | $116,693 | $885 | $37,932 | $56,836 | Comfortable |
| Ritchie County | $119,105 | $894 | $38,325 | $50,582 | Within reach |
| Barbour County | $124,382 | $921 | $39,486 | $51,394 | Within reach |
| Gilmer County | $123,430 | $926 | $39,673 | $47,981 | Within reach |
| Clay County | $124,853 | $948 | $40,647 | $42,318 | Right at the edge |
| Roane County | $131,862 | $971 | $41,625 | $45,778 | Right at the edge |
| Lewis County | $130,885 | $976 | $41,821 | $56,477 | Within reach |
| Brooke County | $130,371 | $986 | $42,267 | $54,316 | Within reach |
| Marshall County | $136,635 | $1,027 | $44,029 | $59,169 | Within reach |
| Doddridge County | $140,047 | $1,051 | $45,049 | $57,401 | Within reach |
| Fayette County | $139,999 | $1,059 | $45,373 | $53,194 | Within reach |
| Wayne County | $142,489 | $1,070 | $45,839 | $58,878 | Within reach |
| Braxton County | $144,309 | $1,072 | $45,940 | $50,331 | Right at the edge |
| Preston County | $145,257 | $1,087 | $46,605 | $61,880 | Within reach |
| Hancock County | $145,274 | $1,100 | $47,155 | $61,466 | Within reach |
| Harrison County | $148,224 | $1,122 | $48,081 | $60,377 | Within reach |
| Mercer County | $149,666 | $1,123 | $48,127 | $53,210 | Within reach |
| Upshur County | $156,096 | $1,161 | $49,737 | $54,338 | Right at the edge |
| Nicholas County | $158,709 | $1,182 | $50,643 | $54,639 | Right at the edge |
| Kanawha County | $154,872 | $1,182 | $50,664 | $60,943 | Within reach |
| Raleigh County | $159,133 | $1,197 | $51,279 | $52,150 | Right at the edge |
| Randolph County | $161,829 | $1,203 | $51,547 | $52,757 | Right at the edge |
| Summers County | $162,263 | $1,208 | $51,754 | $40,699 | A stretch |
| Ohio County | $160,532 | $1,223 | $52,418 | $57,094 | Right at the edge |
| Mason County | $165,897 | $1,236 | $52,955 | $49,761 | Right at the edge |
| Marion County | $167,913 | $1,279 | $54,804 | $67,370 | Within reach |
| Pleasants County | $168,439 | $1,284 | $55,024 | $60,932 | Within reach |
| Cabell County | $170,924 | $1,304 | $55,872 | $55,832 | Right at the edge |
| Wood County | $176,482 | $1,334 | $57,191 | $57,810 | Right at the edge |
| Grant County | $184,023 | $1,359 | $58,241 | $62,361 | Right at the edge |
| Pocahontas County | $187,934 | $1,390 | $59,553 | $42,119 | A stretch |
| Taylor County | $192,443 | $1,437 | $61,600 | $57,795 | Right at the edge |
| Mineral County | $199,353 | $1,488 | $63,769 | $69,375 | Right at the edge |
| Monroe County | $198,538 | $1,498 | $64,204 | $56,750 | A stretch |
| Jackson County | $203,986 | $1,539 | $65,944 | $58,845 | A stretch |
| Tucker County | $209,023 | $1,545 | $66,221 | $53,358 | A stretch |
| Greenbrier County | $210,664 | $1,574 | $67,455 | $48,218 | A stretch |
| Pendleton County | $219,491 | $1,618 | $69,357 | $64,931 | Right at the edge |
| Hardy County | $225,779 | $1,658 | $71,062 | $49,272 | Far off |
| Putnam County | $252,041 | $1,914 | $82,028 | $79,527 | Right at the edge |
| Hampshire County | $261,315 | $1,921 | $82,311 | $63,116 | A stretch |
| Monongalia County | $267,757 | $2,004 | $85,890 | $65,346 | A stretch |
| Morgan County | $309,767 | $2,305 | $98,790 | $72,179 | A stretch |
| Berkeley County | $322,791 | $2,436 | $104,385 | $80,815 | A stretch |
| Jefferson County | $400,340 | $3,020 | $129,420 | $98,806 | A stretch |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.