Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in West Virginia

A typical registered nurse in West Virginia earns about $80,308 a year, which supports approximately $2,008 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. 18 of 18 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Follansbee, WV$750/mo11.2%very comfortable
Princeton, WV$788/mo11.8%very comfortable
Weirton, WV$808/mo12.1%very comfortable
Wheeling, WV$878/mo13.1%very comfortable
Star City, WV$900/mo13.4%very comfortable
Parkersburg, WV$968/mo14.5%very comfortable
Huntington, WV$1,067/mo15.9%very comfortable
South Charleston, WV$1,088/mo16.3%very comfortable
Bridgeport, WV$1,149/mo17.2%very comfortable
Hurricane, WV$1,234/mo18.4%very comfortable
Fairmont, WV$1,250/mo18.7%very comfortable
Charleston, WV$1,370/mo20.5%affordable
Granville, WV$1,518/mo22.7%affordable
Morgantown, WV$1,539/mo23%affordable
Martinsburg, WV$1,651/mo24.7%affordable
Inwood, WV$1,748/mo26.1%affordable
Falling Waters, WV$1,892/mo28.3%affordable
Charles Town, WV$1,976/mo29.5%affordable
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).