Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in West Virginia

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in West Virginia with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	26541	Maidsville	100%	3,254
2	26833	Maysville	100%	2,890
3	26386	Lumberport	100%	2,243
4	25969	Jumping Branch	100%	1,826
5	25649	Verdunville	100%	1,722
6	26717	Elk Garden	100%	1,593
7	25652	Whitman	100%	1,524
8	25517	Genoa	100%	1,512
9	25827	Crab Orchard	100%	1,380
10	25564	Sod	100%	1,335
11	25287	West Columbia	100%	1,302
12	26160	Palestine	100%	1,163
13	25154	Peytona	100%	1,085
14	26234	Rock Cave	100%	1,045
15	26448	Wallace	100%	1,005
16	25045	Clendenin	91.9%	4,234
17	26273	Huttonsville	91.7%	1,964
18	25043	Clay	88.7%	1,165
19	26812	Mathias	88.5%	1,525
20	25442	Shenandoah Junction	87.5%	2,772
21	25878	Midway	86.8%	1,094
22	25976	Meadow Bridge	81.2%	2,469
23	25984	Rupert	81%	2,014
24	25692	Red Jacket	80.6%	1,395
25	26719	Fort Ashby	80.2%	2,082
26	25159	Poca	79%	3,656
27	24870	Oceana	78.1%	1,639
28	26710	Burlington	77.3%	1,912
29	26547	Reedsville	76.7%	2,828
30	25320	Charleston	75.6%	4,595
31	25535	Lavalette	74.8%	2,461
32	25703	Huntington	72.6%	4,598
33	25702	Huntington	72.2%	7,188
34	25606	Accoville	72%	1,341
35	25136	Montgomery	71.9%	1,543
36	25276	Spencer	71.8%	7,127
37	25938	Victor	71.4%	1,739
38	26347	Flemington	70.3%	2,807
39	24801	Welch	69.7%	4,745
40	24817	Bradshaw	69.5%	1,931
41	25951	Hinton	69.4%	4,904
42	26764	Terra Alta	69.4%	4,175
43	24963	Peterstown	68.3%	3,560
44	25053	Danville	68.1%	3,801
45	25239	Cottageville	67.2%	1,787
46	26206	Cowen	66.7%	2,807
47	25812	Ansted	66.7%	1,339
48	25646	Stollings	66.7%	1,204
49	26288	Webster Springs	66.3%	3,148
50	25507	Ceredo	66.3%	1,168
51	24901	Lewisburg	66.1%	9,093
52	25832	Daniels	65.9%	4,818
53	25140	Naoma	65.6%	1,321
54	24712	Athens	65.2%	2,913
55	26164	Ravenswood	64.7%	7,435
56	26033	Cameron	63.4%	1,801
57	26559	Barrackville	63.3%	1,619
58	25506	Branchland	63.1%	5,299
59	26187	Williamstown	63%	6,060
60	26542	Masontown	63%	2,067
61	26060	Valley Grove	62.5%	1,655
62	26260	Davis	62%	1,194
63	25570	Wayne	61.6%	6,445
64	26047	New Cumberland	61%	5,357
65	24910	Alderson	60.4%	4,664
66	25560	Scott Depot	60.2%	9,303
67	26261	Richwood	60%	2,760
68	25303	South Charleston	59.8%	7,396
69	25840	Fayetteville	59.7%	7,746
70	25701	Huntington	59%	21,197
71	24740	Princeton	59%	16,498
72	25413	Bunker Hill	59%	9,618
73	26743	New Creek	58.7%	2,216
74	26525	Bruceton Mills	58.5%	8,630
75	26143	Elizabeth	58.5%	3,363
76	25302	Charleston	58.2%	13,204
77	25962	Rainelle	57.9%	3,302
78	26505	Morgantown	57.7%	37,492
79	25401	Martinsburg	57.3%	14,979
80	26003	Wheeling	56.8%	39,982
81	25177	Saint Albans	56.4%	22,665
82	25637	Mount Gay	56.3%	1,004
83	24976	Sinks Grove	56.1%	1,095
84	25537	Lesage	55.6%	1,855
85	26362	Harrisville	55.4%	3,270
86	26035	Colliers	55.2%	2,491
87	26431	Shinnston	54.9%	6,271
88	26847	Petersburg	54.8%	5,305
89	24970	Ronceverte	54.8%	3,647
90	25813	Beaver	54.5%	6,958
91	24739	Princeton	54.4%	13,981
92	26105	Vienna	54.4%	12,107
93	24954	Marlinton	54.4%	3,019
94	25265	New Haven	54.3%	1,285
95	26301	Clarksburg	53.8%	28,716
96	25901	Oak Hill	53.8%	10,012
97	26508	Morgantown	53.6%	40,231
98	25271	Ripley	53.6%	7,376
99	26726	Keyser	53.3%	12,629
100	26101	Parkersburg	53%	28,005

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	26852	Purgitsville	0%	1,029
2	24946	Hillsboro	0%	1,075
3	25270	Reedy	0%	1,127
4	26133	Belleville	0%	1,210
5	25611	Bruno	0%	1,211
6	24938	Frankford	0%	1,233
7	25262	Millwood	0%	1,233
8	25557	Ranger	0%	1,251
9	25501	Alkol	0%	1,268
10	25063	Duck	0%	1,309
11	24966	Renick	0%	1,332
12	25634	Mallory	0%	1,358
13	25446	Summit Point	0%	1,374
14	25831	Danese	0%	1,389
15	24918	Ballard	0%	1,420
16	25202	Tornado	0%	1,451
17	25286	Walton	0%	1,652
18	26374	Independence	0%	1,676
19	25559	Salt Rock	0%	1,899
20	26408	Mount Clare	0%	2,043
21	25275	Sandyville	0%	2,181
22	25253	Letart	0%	2,219
23	25168	Red House	0%	2,330
24	25524	Harts	0%	2,533
25	25825	Cool Ridge	0%	2,659
26	25248	Kenna	2%	3,222
27	25917	Scarbro	3.3%	1,255
28	26704	Augusta	3.4%	5,148
29	25003	Alum Creek	5.7%	1,975
30	26711	Capon Bridge	7.5%	2,724
31	26205	Craigsville	8.7%	2,957
32	26180	Walker	10.5%	2,106
33	25241	Evans	10.5%	2,154
34	25181	Seth	12.9%	1,457
35	26801	Baker	12.9%	1,517
36	26184	Waverly	14.1%	2,352
37	26447	Walkersville	14.3%	1,174
38	26218	French Creek	14.3%	2,883
39	25015	Belle	14.3%	3,888
40	25635	Man	14.8%	1,408
41	25434	Paw Paw	15.5%	3,272
42	26679	Mount Nebo	16.7%	1,628
43	26159	Paden City	16.7%	2,446
44	25523	Hamlin	16.8%	2,753
45	25696	Varney	17.5%	1,241
46	25671	Dingess	18.3%	1,898
47	26570	Fairview	18.4%	3,350
48	26818	Fisher	18.6%	1,616
49	26851	Wardensville	19.8%	1,870
50	26037	Follansbee	21.5%	5,714
51	25571	West Hamlin	21.8%	1,365
52	24737	Montcalm	22.7%	1,186
53	25621	Gilbert	23%	1,739
54	26601	Sutton	23.2%	4,121
55	25260	Mason	23.6%	1,298
56	26378	Jane Lew	24.6%	4,778
57	26335	Burnsville	25.2%	1,149
58	25529	Julian	25.6%	1,027
59	26280	Mill Creek	27.3%	1,390
60	25033	Buffalo	27.3%	2,284
61	25550	Point Pleasant	27.5%	8,963
62	25555	Prichard	28.4%	2,008
63	24931	Crawley	28.6%	1,173
64	26147	Grantsville	29.2%	2,089
65	26444	Tunnelton	29.3%	3,490
66	26591	Worthington	29.4%	1,568
67	25414	Charles Town	29.4%	21,073
68	26807	Franklin	29.5%	2,228
69	24874	Pineville	29.6%	1,851
70	25427	Hedgesville	29.7%	16,595
71	25526	Hurricane	30.2%	22,514
72	25678	Matewan	30.4%	1,336
73	26031	Benwood	30.9%	1,770
74	25510	Culloden	31.2%	5,098
75	24983	Union	31.3%	1,474
76	26351	Glenville	31.3%	4,440
77	26416	Philippi	31.3%	7,693
78	26757	Romney	31.6%	7,029
79	25514	Fort Gay	32.4%	3,520
80	26753	Ridgeley	32.4%	5,960
81	26836	Moorefield	32.5%	5,625
82	25545	Ona	32.5%	5,670
83	25420	Gerrardstown	32.6%	4,945
84	26845	Old Fields	32.7%	1,015
85	25419	Falling Waters	32.9%	13,201
86	25314	Charleston	32.9%	14,794
87	26150	Mineral Wells	33%	5,869
88	26385	Lost Creek	33.3%	2,870
89	25428	Inwood	33.3%	14,825
90	24892	War	33.7%	1,193
91	25918	Shady Spring	33.8%	4,844
92	26038	Glen Dale	34.4%	2,752
93	26571	Farmington	34.5%	1,788
94	24941	Gap Mills	34.7%	1,243
95	26074	West Liberty	34.9%	1,391
96	26059	Triadelphia	34.9%	2,888
97	25674	Kermit	35.1%	1,999
98	25530	Kenova	35.3%	6,856
99	26426	Salem	35.5%	7,575
100	26070	Wellsburg	35.7%	7,741

Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in West Virginia

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