Petersburg, WV
2,384Residents
$42,917Median household income
$646/moMedian gross rent
$124,500Median home value
44.0Median age
14%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
60%Homes lived in by their owners
2.9×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 18% of the median household income in Petersburg.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $26,000 a year. In West Virginia that leaves roughly $1,821 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.