Fairmont, WV
18,221Residents
$63,032Median household income
$916/moMedian gross rent
$163,800Median home value
34.9Median age
33%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
63%Homes lived in by their owners
2.6×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 17% of the median household income in Fairmont.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $37,000 a year. In West Virginia that leaves roughly $2,520 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.