West Virginia Gazetteer
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Town of Anawalt | McDowell | 350 |
| 2. | Chelyan Census Designated Place | Kanawha | 350 |
| 3. | Itmann Census Designated Place | Wyoming | 341 |
| 4. | Racine Census Designated Place | Boone | 329 |
| 5. | Greenview Census Designated Place | Boone | 327 |
| 6. | Village of Windsor Heights | Brooke | 314 |
| 7. | Town of Whitesville | Boone | 313 |
| 8. | Town of Burnsville | Braxton | 309 |
| 9. | Hansford Census Designated Place | Kanawha | 308 |
| 10. | Gatewood Census Designated Place | Fayette | 306 |
| 11. | Town of Bancroft | Putnam | 300 |
| 12. | Town of Chesapeake | Kanawha | 299 |
| 13. | Montcalm Census Designated Place | Mercer | 298 |
| 14. | Town of Piedmont | Mineral | 296 |
| 15. | Berwind Census Designated Place | McDowell | 294 |
| 16. | Comfort Census Designated Place | Boone | 293 |
| 17. | Town of Glasgow | Kanawha | 293 |
| 18. | Town of Davy | McDowell | 288 |
| 19. | Rand Census Designated Place | Kanawha | 285 |
| 20. | City of Mullens | Wyoming | 283 |
