CITY PROFILE
Charleston, WV
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Charleston, WV is a smaller metro where housing costs remain one of the more affordable in our dataset, making it a practical choice if budget flexibility matters to your move. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though the area is also a wet climate, so you'll trade some rainy days for low housing expenses and a compact, navigable community.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $149K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,265/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 19°C · warmest 27.8°C · coolest 9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1246 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.7 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #192 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy97
- Affordable to rent85
- Climate comfort92
- Plenty of sunshine63
- Big-city amenities54
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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