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Towns with the most affordable housing in West Virginia

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 149 towns in West Virginia with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Mullens ranks first with a score of 93. Mallory and Brush Fork follow, with 92 and 92. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Mullens	93	1.3×	—	2,034
2	Mallory	92	1.0×	—	1,417
3	Brush Fork	92	1.3×	—	1,096
4	Coal Fork	89	1.4×	—	1,423
5	West Union	87	1.6×	—	1,039
6	Hamlin	87	1.6×	13.3%	1,068
7	Gilbert Creek	86	1.4×	—	1,061
8	Belle	86	1.4×	13.9%	1,611
9	Paden City	86	1.6×	13.1%	2,415
10	Bethany	84	1.8×	12.7%	1,039
11	Mount Gay-Shamrock	84	1.6×	15.2%	1,166
12	New Haven	84	1.9×	12.3%	1,493
13	Grafton	82	1.8×	15.2%	4,618
14	Welch	82	1.7×	16.1%	3,507
15	Buffalo	81	2.1×	10.1%	1,150
16	Prosperity	80	1.7×	—	1,389
17	Chester	80	2.0×	13.7%	2,179
18	Kenova	78	2.0×	14.5%	2,944
19	New Martinsville	77	2.1×	13.5%	5,133
20	Salem	77	2.0×	16.4%	1,629
21	Newell	77	1.5×	18.2%	1,246
22	Nutter Fort	77	1.8×	15.8%	2,075
23	Williamstown	77	2.1×	11.3%	2,980
24	Chesapeake	76	1.4×	19.0%	1,702
25	Barrackville	76	2.1×	12.6%	1,430

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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