Charleston, WV
47,421Residents
$65,812Median household income
$908/moMedian gross rent
$203,300Median home value
43.0Median age
45%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
63%Homes lived in by their owners
3.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 17% of the median household income in Charleston.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $36,000 a year. In West Virginia that leaves roughly $2,457 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $35,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.