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What Is It Like to Live in Beckley?

What it costs to live in Beckley, and how it compares with other West Virginia cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

48

6th best value in West Virginia

How much you get for what you pay, versus other West Virginia cities.

Overall livability

57

5th overall in West Virginia

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Beckley is home to about 17,261 people. A typical home runs $110,600 and a household earns around $39,800, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among West Virginia's cities, it ranks 6th for value and 5th overall.

Beckley at a glance

Median home price

$110,600

6th in WV of 10

Median rent

$765/mo

Median household income

$39,800

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

4.7%

2nd in WV of 10

School rating

2/10

4th in WV of 10

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WV of 10

Walk score

0/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within West Virginia only. Updated 2026.