Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in West Virginia

A typical customer service representative in West Virginia earns about $36,049 a year, which supports approximately $901 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked West Virginia city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 5 of 18 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 13 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Follansbee, WV$750/mo25%affordable
Princeton, WV$788/mo26.2%affordable
Weirton, WV$808/mo26.9%affordable
Wheeling, WV$878/mo29.2%affordable
Star City, WV$900/mo30%affordable
Parkersburg, WV$968/mo32.2%stretched
Huntington, WV$1,067/mo35.5%stretched
South Charleston, WV$1,088/mo36.2%stretched
Bridgeport, WV$1,149/mo38.2%stretched
Hurricane, WV$1,234/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Fairmont, WV$1,250/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Charleston, WV$1,370/mo45.6%rent-burdened
Granville, WV$1,518/mo50.5%severely rent-burdened
Morgantown, WV$1,539/mo51.2%severely rent-burdened
Martinsburg, WV$1,651/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Inwood, WV$1,748/mo58.2%severely rent-burdened
Falling Waters, WV$1,892/mo63%severely rent-burdened
Charles Town, WV$1,976/mo65.8%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for West Virginia. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).