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Ranked · Renting · West Virginia

Best cities for renters in West Virginia

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Weirton, WV19k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $765/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $692/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Parkersburg, WV29k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $824/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $557/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Beckley, WV17k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $839/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $477/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Wheeling, WV26k residents

    59/100

    2-bedroom rent: $899/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $589/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Clarksburg, WV16k residents

    52/100

    2-bedroom rent: $866/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $674/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Charleston, WV47k residents

    46/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,010/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $707/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Fairmont, WV18k residents

    42/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,045/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $737/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.Huntington, WV46k residents

    34/100

    2-bedroom rent: $931/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $765/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Martinsburg, WV19k residents

    33/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,056/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $784/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Morgantown, WV30k residents

    28/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,010/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $800/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in West Virginia?
Weirton, WV ranks first with a fit score of 66/100, followed by Parkersburg (63) and Beckley (61), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.