The West Virginia cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
West Virginia cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
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1Ranson, WVWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 6,03579Hot$316,025median home+3.7%home YoY 2Charles Town, WVWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 8,86973Rising$404,014median home+2.9%home YoY 3Martinsburg, WVHagerstown-Martinsburg · pop 19,04772Rising$311,305median home+3.7%home YoY 4Weirton, WVWeirton-Steubenville · pop 18,31768Rising$148,466median home+6.3%home YoY 5Huntington, WVHuntington-Ashland · pop 44,94267Rising$138,553median home+4.5%home YoY 6Hurricane, WVHuntington-Ashland · pop 6,81367Rising$271,407median home+4.2%home YoY 7Bridgeport, WVClarksburg · pop 9,39765Rising$300,871median home+2.7%home YoY 9Fairmont, WVFairmont · pop 18,06364Rising$190,970median home+4.3%home YoY 11Charleston, WVCharleston · pop 46,48263Rising$164,532median home+1.1%home YoY 12Morgantown, WVMorgantown · pop 30,49063Rising$281,909median home+2.4%home YoY 13Wheeling, WVWheeling · pop 26,06061Stable$148,110median home+4.4%home YoY 14Vienna, WVParkersburg-Vienna · pop 10,40660Stable$185,617median home+0.8%home YoY 15Elkins, WVElkins · pop 6,69860Stable$166,319median home+1.0%home YoY 16Nitro, WVCharleston · pop 6,36659Stable$143,801median home-0.5%home YoY 17Princeton, WVBluefield · pop 5,59559Stable$170,178median home-2.0%home YoY 18Parkersburg, WVParkersburg-Vienna · pop 28,83458Stable$147,532median home+0.1%home YoY 19Beckley, WVBeckley · pop 16,51555Stable$148,179median home-2.4%home YoY 21St. Albans, WVCharleston · pop 10,30150Stable$151,237median home-3.1%home YoY 22Moundsville, WVWheeling · pop 7,70346Cooling$122,407median home+1.6%home YoY 23Clarksburg, WVClarksburg · pop 15,26245Cooling$114,880median home-3.0%home YoY 24Dunbar, WVCharleston · pop 7,11144Cooling$123,298median home-5.8%home YoY 25Oak Hill, WVBeckley · pop 7,73243Cooling$151,191median home-8.1%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.