Oldest housing in West Virginia

West Virginia counties and cities ranked by median year structure built.

This page ranks the counties and cities of West Virginia by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Ohio County leads at 1957.

Among cities & places, Auburn leads at 1938.

Counties

#	Name	Median year built
1	Ohio County	1957
2	Hancock County	1959
3	McDowell County	1959
4	Marion County	1960
5	Marshall County	1960
6	Harrison County	1963
7	Wetzel County	1963
8	Brooke County	1965
9	Kanawha County	1966
10	Tyler County	1968
11	Cabell County	1969
12	Wood County	1969
13	Fayette County	1972
14	Doddridge County	1973
15	Calhoun County	1974
16	Gilmer County	1974
17	Mercer County	1974
18	Ritchie County	1974
19	Summers County	1974
20	Webster County	1974
21	Barbour County	1975
22	Boone County	1975
23	Pleasants County	1975
24	Raleigh County	1975
25	Randolph County	1975
26	Wayne County	1975
27	Wyoming County	1975
28	Mason County	1976
29	Mineral County	1976
30	Braxton County	1977
31	Greenbrier County	1977
32	Lewis County	1977
33	Roane County	1977
34	Monroe County	1978
35	Pendleton County	1978
36	Taylor County	1979
37	Upshur County	1979
38	Grant County	1980
39	Nicholas County	1980
40	Logan County	1981
41	Jackson County	1982
42	Mingo County	1982
43	Pocahontas County	1982
44	Preston County	1982
45	Tucker County	1982
46	Clay County	1983
47	Lincoln County	1983
48	Hardy County	1984
49	Morgan County	1984
50	Wirt County	1986
51	Hampshire County	1987
52	Monongalia County	1988
53	Putnam County	1988
54	Jefferson County	1990
55	Berkeley County	1995

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	Auburn	1938
2	Baxter	1938
3	Bergoo	1938
4	Bradshaw	1938
5	Bramwell	1938
6	Cairo	1938
7	Cameron	1938
8	Crumpler	1938
9	Deep Water	1938
10	Despard	1938
11	East Dailey	1938
12	Eskdale	1938
13	Fairview	1938
14	Farmington	1938
15	Frank	1938
16	Gary	1938
17	Gatewood	1938
18	Glen Ferris	1938
19	Grafton	1938
20	Grant Town	1938
21	Great Cacapon	1938
22	Green Spring	1938
23	Harpers Ferry	1938
24	Hendricks	1938
25	Henlawson	1938
26	Hepzibah	1938
27	Idamay	1938
28	Kincaid	1938
29	Kopperston	1938
30	Littleton	1938
31	Mannington	1938
32	Matoaka	1938
33	Maybeury	1938
34	McMechen	1938
35	Monongah	1938
36	Newburg	1938
37	Northfork	1938
38	Norton	1938
39	Omar	1938
40	Pageton	1938
41	Pickens	1938
42	Piedmont	1938
43	Rachel	1938
44	Raleigh	1938
45	Shepherdstown	1938
46	Sistersville	1938
47	Smithfield	1938
48	Spelter	1938
49	Stollings	1938
50	Thomas	1938
51	Thurmond	1938
52	Wellsburg	1938
53	West Union	1938
54	Windsor Heights	1938
55	Burnsville	1940
56	Crooked Creek	1940
57	Gypsy	1940
58	Hico	1941
59	Bartow	1942
60	Lost Creek	1942
61	Beech Bottom	1943
62	Hundred	1943
63	Pax	1943
64	Worthington	1943
65	Aurora	1944
66	Benwood	1945
67	Berwind	1945
68	Boomer	1945
69	Malden	1945
70	Moundsville	1945
71	Quinwood	1945
72	Reynoldsville	1945
73	Valley Bend	1945
74	Clarksburg	1946
75	Flemington	1946
76	Itmann	1946
77	Ridgeley	1946
78	Smithers	1946
79	Durbin	1947
80	Van	1947
81	Albright	1948
82	Falling Spring	1948
83	Galloway	1948
84	Garten	1948
85	Hinton	1948
86	Rowlesburg	1948
87	Wallace	1948
88	Clendenin	1949
89	Gassaway	1949
90	Hilltop	1949
91	Logan	1949
92	Pennsboro	1949
93	Racine	1949
94	Red Jacket	1949
95	Salem	1949
96	Twilight	1949
97	Welch	1949
98	Anawalt	1950
99	Bethany	1950
100	Chester	1950

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