Market data updated Jul 1, 2026

West Virginia Average Rent & Rental Yield

Screen West Virginia rental return signals with average asking rent (median), gross rental yield, home value, and transaction activity. Use this page as a market-level starting point before underwriting individual properties, operators, or borrower prospects.

8.87%
Gross Rental Yield
$1,650
Median Rent
$236,514
Avg Home Value
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Transactions (30d)

Average rent in West Virginia

The median asking rent in West Virginia is $1,650 as of July 2026, based on active rental listings statewide. We report the median — the midpoint of asking rents — because it tracks the typical listing more reliably than a simple average, which luxury and outlier listings can skew.

Against an average home value of $236,514, that rent level prices West Virginia at a 8.87% gross rental yield. Rent and yield vary widely by metro — use the metro breakdown below to compare individual West Virginia markets.

Rental yield snapshot for West Virginia

Gross rental yield is a first-pass market screen. It does not include taxes, insurance, repairs, vacancies, financing, or property-level operating differences. Pair it with observed transaction activity before choosing where to prospect.

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Median Sale Price
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Active Listings
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Avg Days on Market
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Months of Supply
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Price Reduced
Jul 1, 2026
Market Data Date

Metro market heatmap

Featured metros combine the largest West Virginia markets by transaction activity with the highest gross-yield markets, so both demand centers and return outliers stay visible in one screen.

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West Virginia metro market heatmap

Each metro tile shows rent, value, transaction context, and a direct path into the Rental Insights workflow.

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Metro
Gross Yield
Median Rent
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
WV
10.95%
$1,400
Morgantown, WV
WV
8.65%
$1,850
Beckley, WV
WV
11.70%
$1,200
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
WV
11.12%
$1,295
Clarksburg, WV
WV
11.83%
$1,300
Wheeling, WV-OH
WV
13.36%
$1,100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
WV
7.71%
$2,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
WV
10.07%
$1,100
Fairmont, WV
WV
12.84%
$1,325
Bluefield, WV-VA
WV
12.02%
$1,000
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
WV
8.34%
$1,880
Charleston, WV
WV
11.51%
$1,300

All West Virginia rental markets

Average rent and rental yield reports for every covered West Virginia metro (10 markets).

Turn West Virginia rental signals into a target list

Use yield context to prioritize a market, then move into rental listings, active investors, borrower prospects, or a custom data pull for your team.