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What Is It Like to Live in Morgantown?

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

Value score

13

10th best value in West Virginia

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

Overall livability

23

10th overall in West Virginia

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

Morgantown is home to about 29,316 people. A typical home runs $215,200 and a household earns around $37,000, a price-to-income ratio of 5.8. Among West Virginia's cities, it ranks 10th for value and 10th overall.

Morgantown at a glance

Median home price

$215,200

10th in WV of 10

Median rent

$855/mo

Median household income

$37,000

Home price to income

5.8x

Unemployment

10.7%

10th in WV of 10

School rating

1/10

10th in WV of 10

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WV of 10

Walk score

2/100

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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.