CITY PROFILE
Huntington, WV
“Cheap living comes with limited job options and brutal winters.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $167K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,094/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 12.9°C · warmest 24.8°C · coolest -0.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1094 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #151 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy100
- Affordable to rent97
- Climate comfort64
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities1
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.