Rent Affordability for A Truck Driver in West Virginia

A typical truck driver in West Virginia earns about $48,204 a year, which supports approximately $1,205 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. 9 of 18 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 9 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Follansbee, WV$750/mo18.7%very comfortable
Princeton, WV$788/mo19.6%very comfortable
Weirton, WV$808/mo20.1%affordable
Wheeling, WV$878/mo21.9%affordable
Star City, WV$900/mo22.4%affordable
Parkersburg, WV$968/mo24.1%affordable
Huntington, WV$1,067/mo26.6%affordable
South Charleston, WV$1,088/mo27.1%affordable
Bridgeport, WV$1,149/mo28.6%affordable
Hurricane, WV$1,234/mo30.7%stretched
Fairmont, WV$1,250/mo31.1%stretched
Charleston, WV$1,370/mo34.1%stretched
Granville, WV$1,518/mo37.8%stretched
Morgantown, WV$1,539/mo38.3%stretched
Martinsburg, WV$1,651/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Inwood, WV$1,748/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Falling Waters, WV$1,892/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Charles Town, WV$1,976/mo49.2%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).