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West Virginia cities ranked by market opportunity

LocalVein profiles 150 West Virginia cities, covering 685,997 residents across the state. The median Market Opportunity Score across West Virginia sits at 34 out of 100 — use the ranked table below to find the markets where demographics and operator density line up for agency outreach.

Cities profiled

150

Total population

685,997

Median MOS

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West Virginia cities by Market Opportunity Score

Rank	City	Population	Median HHI	Median home value	MOS
1	Shepherdstown town	1,399	$62,500	$474,500	45
2	Wellsburg city	2,364	$40,948	$97,200	44
3	Glen Dale city	1,517	$87,955	$200,500	44
4	Mannington city	1,679	$48,750	$92,100	43
5	Fairlea CDP	1,266	$23,197	—	42
6	Bethlehem village	2,568	$87,500	$203,000	42
7	Grafton city	4,671	$38,872	$72,700	42
8	Barrackville town	1,362	$81,250	$156,400	41
9	Williamstown city	2,977	$75,577	$164,100	41
10	Sistersville city	1,340	$46,875	$95,800	41
11	Chester city	2,302	$63,750	$110,600	41
12	Prosperity CDP	1,575	$82,637	$115,700	41
13	Poca town	1,056	$83,750	$178,500	41
14	St. Marys city	2,178	$59,315	$129,400	41
15	Lubeck CDP	1,412	$69,616	$240,500	40
16	Man town	1,234	$57,778	$153,300	40
17	Pennsboro city	1,227	$51,348	$78,000	40
18	Moundsville city	7,934	$48,590	$108,500	40
19	Bethany town	1,066	$61,250	$113,600	40
20	Despard CDP	1,038	$33,929	$82,100	39
21	Coal City CDP	1,236	$23,750	—	39
22	New Haven town	1,735	$56,500	$101,700	39
23	McMechen city	1,735	$42,863	$89,500	39
24	Nutter Fort town	1,890	$62,917	$116,700	39
25	Belle town	1,537	$74,200	$103,000	38
26	Blennerhassett CDP	3,229	$85,619	$173,900	38
27	St. Albans city	10,637	$58,788	$131,800	38
28	MacArthur CDP	1,287	$26,824	$126,700	38
29	Coal Fork CDP	1,414	$64,053	$101,900	38
30	Shinnston city	2,198	$63,750	$135,500	38
31	Richwood city	2,617	$33,614	$67,600	38
32	Paden City city	2,529	$53,871	$102,100	38
33	Stanaford CDP	1,327	$46,944	$154,700	38
34	Benwood city	1,173	$39,474	$90,400	37
35	Fairmont city	18,303	$60,791	$159,100	37
36	Enterprise CDP	1,084	$73,150	$139,400	37
37	Salem city	1,812	$43,690	$77,200	37
38	Clarksburg city	15,829	$46,859	$114,600	37
39	Carpendale town	1,053	$59,679	$169,200	37
40	South Charleston city	13,594	$59,616	$144,800	37
41	Alderson town	1,182	$33,794	$119,200	36
42	Weirton city	18,785	$56,699	$122,800	36
43	Mullens city	2,267	$65,625	$77,900	36
44	Chesapeake town	1,615	$60,526	$83,100	36
45	Vienna city	10,575	$65,211	$155,500	36
46	Stonewood city	2,273	$44,967	$149,400	36
47	Wheeling city	26,670	$48,498	$142,500	36
48	Daniels CDP	1,542	$52,100	$182,100	36
49	New Martinsville city	5,175	$51,226	$112,600	36
50	Buckhannon city	5,144	$48,720	$152,000	36
51	Boaz CDP	1,374	$92,708	$227,400	35
52	Charleston city	47,918	$64,512	$187,300	35
53	Bridgeport city	9,292	$99,936	$276,700	35
54	Parkersburg city	29,461	$44,675	$113,900	35
55	Ronceverte city	1,523	$43,445	$117,500	35
56	Hinton city	2,413	$42,852	$92,400	35
57	Welch city	3,492	$36,188	$56,500	35
58	Elkins city	6,875	$47,746	$130,500	35
59	Nitro city	6,941	$52,247	$120,400	35
60	Lesage CDP	1,165	$38,944	—	35
61	Crab Orchard CDP	1,877	$59,122	$208,000	35
62	Pleasant Valley city	3,494	$58,456	$208,500	35
63	Tornado CDP	1,101	$81,875	$156,500	34
64	Fort Ashby CDP	1,011	—	$215,400	34
65	Terra Alta town	1,992	$50,035	$95,900	34
66	Ceredo city	1,432	$48,184	$126,400	34
67	Eleanor town	1,655	$74,211	$236,400	34
68	Philippi city	2,919	$43,203	$110,900	34
69	Moorefield town	2,952	$47,308	$121,400	34
70	Ravenswood city	3,846	$45,392	$99,600	34
71	Ansted town	1,210	$54,327	$74,900	34
72	Westover city	4,007	$58,333	$179,500	34
73	Dunbar city	7,340	$54,647	$121,100	34
74	Mount Hope city	1,369	$26,983	$91,900	34
75	Weston city	3,884	$51,399	$88,000	34
76	Madison city	2,840	$57,073	$127,200	34
77	Hooverson Heights CDP	2,156	$58,681	$140,700	34
78	Alum Creek CDP	1,472	$72,250	$158,900	34
79	Newell CDP	1,252	$38,924	$86,700	33
80	Kenova city	2,977	$53,438	$98,700	33
81	Fayetteville town	2,864	$59,659	$165,000	33
82	Point Pleasant city	4,009	$40,837	$113,900	33
83	Harrisville town	1,408	$45,988	$115,000	33
84	Athens town	1,156	$62,292	$156,800	33
85	Bluefield city	9,511	$43,826	$101,000	33
86	Belington town	1,843	$47,361	$95,200	33
87	Cross Lanes CDP	10,172	$62,704	$144,000	33
88	Brush Fork CDP	1,213	$51,364	$59,200	33
89	Huntington city	46,189	$43,146	$118,800	33
90	Shenandoah Junction CDP	1,339	$109,048	$193,900	32
91	Marmet city	1,520	$47,620	$83,100	32
92	Mabscott town	1,488	$58,125	$119,100	32
93	Cheat Lake CDP	10,485	$111,379	$345,500	32
94	Parsons city	1,481	$44,375	$101,500	32
95	Logan city	1,736	$31,100	$86,300	32
96	Martinsburg city	18,805	$54,590	$231,900	32
97	Beckley city	16,977	$39,939	$148,800	32
98	Teays Valley CDP	13,961	$106,798	$271,900	32
99	Oak Hill city	8,057	$51,799	$110,400	32
100	Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP	1,440	$49,063	$81,400	32
101	White Sulphur Springs city	2,646	$43,388	$119,600	32
102	Princeton city	5,780	$44,428	$115,800	32
103	Sophia town	1,654	$34,498	$112,900	32
104	Pinch CDP	3,893	$72,406	$198,400	32
105	Brookhaven CDP	6,465	$84,962	$254,500	32
106	Shannondale CDP	3,441	$72,283	$255,000	31
107	Culloden CDP	3,158	$89,519	$199,700	31
108	Barboursville village	4,394	$59,531	$212,000	31
109	Kingwood city	2,980	$67,411	$162,700	31
110	Marlinton town	1,050	$42,386	$90,500	31
111	Mineralwells CDP	2,489	$68,940	$156,400	31
112	Mallory CDP	1,453	—	$101,000	31
113	Pea Ridge CDP	7,188	$67,708	$186,900	31
114	Hurricane city	6,891	$67,083	$190,400	31
115	Follansbee city	2,790	$52,974	$137,100	31
116	Summersville city	3,397	$52,321	$210,400	30
117	Bolivar town	1,317	$81,641	$253,700	30
118	Rainelle town	1,334	$36,875	$73,500	30
119	Bluewell CDP	2,281	$35,599	$137,800	30
120	Gilbert Creek CDP	1,119	—	$92,700	30
121	Morgantown city	30,273	$42,245	$238,200	30
122	Petersburg city	3,172	$48,286	$136,100	30
123	Keyser city	4,870	$47,991	$141,400	29
124	Shady Spring CDP	3,455	$70,792	$192,000	29
125	Hamlin town	1,173	$56,583	$92,500	29
126	Spencer city	2,137	$25,897	$108,700	29
127	Lewisburg city	3,871	$52,798	$287,400	29
128	Craigsville CDP	1,584	$28,718	$95,300	29
129	Winfield town	2,538	$89,917	$226,000	29
130	Bradley CDP	1,429	$58,984	$88,600	29
131	Inwood CDP	2,605	$82,267	$270,000	28
132	Charles Town city	6,854	$94,830	$359,500	28
133	Buffalo town	1,110	$55,313	$124,100	28
134	Washington CDP	1,129	$44,882	$207,500	28
135	Williamson city	2,979	$24,119	$93,300	28
136	Ripley city	3,066	$35,120	$119,300	28
137	Sissonville CDP	2,706	$58,322	$166,300	28
138	Ranson corporation	5,588	$86,378	$220,700	27
139	Glenville town	1,049	$46,875	$95,000	26
140	Romney city	1,714	$39,118	$150,000	26
141	West Liberty town	1,568	$43,333	$120,000	25
142	Chapmanville town	1,005	$35,655	$216,700	25
143	Oceana town	1,421	$47,548	$60,800	25
144	Falling Waters CDP	2,384	$87,632	$207,200	25
145	Montgomery city	1,635	$26,797	$117,300	24
146	White Hall town	1,141	$72,000	$260,700	24
147	Star City town	1,894	$62,031	$256,800	23
148	Wayne town	1,433	$31,797	$74,200	22
149	Milton town	2,773	$54,135	$123,500	22
150	Granville town	1,215	$32,015	$135,400	20

West Virginia by the numbers

West Virginia's largest profiled market is Charleston city at 47,918 residents, while the median West Virginia city on LocalVein has a population of 2,188. About 97% of the West Virginia cities we've indexed sit below 25,000 residents — the exurb tier. The same outreach sequence rarely works across this range — metros reward volume, exurbs reward specificity.

Median household income across West Virginia's profiled cities sits at $53K, with Cheat Lake CDP topping the ranking at $111K and Fairlea CDP anchoring the other end at $23K — roughly a 5× spread. Pricing pressure and willingness-to-pay diverge sharply across this range, which is why one-size-fits-all pitches underperform on West Virginia lists.

Across the 150 West Virginia cities in this table, the median Market Opportunity Score is 34 out of 100, and Shepherdstown town currently leads at 45. About 0% of West Virginia's profiled cities score ≥70 — the tier where agencies report the highest first-touch close rates. The top of the ranking is where cold outbound converts fastest — strong demographic backdrop plus enough profiled operators to sequence a week of outreach.

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