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Top vacation-home towns in West Virginia

Ranked by the share of all homes held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use: lake houses, ski condos and summer cottages. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Shannondale 6.3% Home value $293,600 2 Bethlehem 4.8% Home value $200,000 Map of Follansbee 3 Follansbee 4.1% Home value $133,900
#TownSeasonal homesHome valuePopulation
1 Shannondale3,465 people 6.3% $293,600 3,465
2 Bethlehem2,592 people 4.8% $200,000 2,592
3 Map of Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people 4.1% $133,900 2,757
4 Map of Welch Welch3,507 people 4% $57,300 3,507
5 Map of White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people 3.7% $117,000 2,549
6 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 3.5% $118,700 7,937
7 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people 3.3% $162,000 2,973
8 Westover4,026 people 3.2% $178,400 4,026
9 Summersville3,373 people 3.2% $230,000 3,373
10 Cheat Lake10,902 people 2.9% $367,600 10,902
11 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 2.8% $377,700 7,337
12 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people 2.6% $118,600 7,869
13 Map of Nitro Nitro6,853 people 2.6% $128,900 6,853
14 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 2.3% $105,400 9,387
15 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 2.2% $154,300 10,518
16 Weston Weston3,840 people 1.8% $105,300 3,840
17 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people 1.8% $213,600 3,482
18 Map of St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people 1.7% $140,800 10,522
19 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 1.3% $133,500 18,647
20 Keyser Keyser4,857 people 1.3% $143,000 4,857
21 Beckley16,818 people 1.2% $158,000 16,818
22 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge6,988 people 1.2% $188,500 6,988
23 Hurricane6,855 people 1% $210,500 6,855
24 Map of Inwood Inwood2,794 people 1% $268,400 2,794
25 Map of Grafton Grafton4,618 people 0.9% $74,600 4,618
26 Wheeling26,350 people 0.8% $146,500 26,350
27 Map of Cross Lanes Cross Lanes9,671 people 0.8% $153,800 9,671
28 Parkersburg29,240 people 0.7% $121,600 29,240
29 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 0.7% $278,000 14,151
30 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 0.7% $155,400 13,457
31 Huntington45,787 people 0.6% $127,200 45,787
32 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people 0.6% $163,800 18,221
33 Map of New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people 0.6% $128,300 5,133
34 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 0.6% $197,700 4,376
35 Charleston47,421 people 0.5% $203,300 47,421
36 Morgantown30,236 people 0.5% $259,400 30,236
37 Map of Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 0.5% $291,600 9,252
38 Lewisburg3,835 people 0.4% $334,900 3,835
39 Princeton5,736 people 0.3% $120,300 5,736
40 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 0.2% $147,900 2,788
41 Map of Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people 0% $240,000 18,904
42 Clarksburg15,549 people 0% $129,900 15,549
43 Map of Dunbar Dunbar7,254 people 0% $119,600 7,254
44 Elkins6,811 people 0% $152,700 6,811
45 Brookhaven6,212 people 0% $261,000 6,212
46 Ranson corporation5,729 people 0% $242,700 5,729
47 Buckhannon5,116 people 0% $158,100 5,116
48 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people 0% $221,500 4,037
49 Map of Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people 0% $118,000 3,961
50 Ravenswood Ravenswood3,830 people 0% $97,600 3,830
51 Sissonville3,593 people 0% $180,800 3,593
52 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people 0% $188,900 3,381
53 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people 0% $179,800 3,282
54 Ripley3,071 people 0% $121,800 3,071
55 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people 0% $197,800 3,040
56 Williamstown2,980 people 0% $182,500 2,980
57 Map of Kenova Kenova2,944 people 0% $109,000 2,944
58 Map of Williamson Williamson2,919 people 0% $89,600 2,919
59 Winfield2,918 people 0% $257,100 2,918
60 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 0% $114,500 2,861
61 Fayetteville2,817 people 0% $184,000 2,817
62 Milton2,817 people 0% $143,900 2,817
63 Moorefield2,525 people 0% $125,000 2,525

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of all homes held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use: lake houses, ski condos and summer cottages. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for West Virginia as a whole is 3.5%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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