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39.27° N · 80.31° W · GEOID 5423524

East View

Harrison County, West Virginia · part of the Clarksburg, WV metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

West VirginiaEast View, WVEast ViewEast View

The short answer

East View is home to 604 people. Median household income is $54,782 a year and median rent is $676 a month, 14.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $166,200, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$676
50% below the median place
Median household income
$54,782
32% below the median place
Median home value
$166,200
48% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about East View

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10.8% a year while rent rose -1.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 31 West Virginia places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 28 West Virginia places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 22 West Virginia places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 21 West Virginia places.
  • Median rent is $676 a month, lower than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 31 West Virginia places.
01

Moving to East View

Harrison County gains about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,350
Moved out2,117
Net+233

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Taylor County, WV162170−8
Lewis County, WV171107+64
Doddridge County, WV124115+9
Barbour County, WV6659+7

Within West Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within West VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$60K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Harrison County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harrison County report $52,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$27,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $676 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,433 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $166,200.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Manchester, IA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
2.6%
54% below the median place
Income of households moving in5
$52,378
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.6%54% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure4.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$52,37826% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$60,29914% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $309, 91% below the median place.

East View14.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$27,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.8%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$309
91% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.2%
79% below the median place
Median year built1
1959
1% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$67650% below
Rent to income114.8%27% below
Property tax rate10.2%79% below
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,00538% below
Property tax paid (median)1$30991% below
Median home value1County figure$166,20048% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure1.7%48% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure29.6%43% below
Homeownership156.0%16% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.3%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,43323% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.7%94% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,78232% below
Income per person1$29,60026% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay4County figure$65,7440% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs4County figure37,41475% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.4%33% above
Mean commute1County figure22 min10% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
78.0%
15% below the median place
Median age1
48.8
25% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16046646th largest
Median age148.825% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure27.2%15% below
High school or higher183.0%10% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure7.5%17% above
Homes with broadband178.0%15% below
05

Life in East View

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%
Shops42.2 +39%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.0 +95%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.9 −1%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
8.0
95% above the median place
Shops per 10k6
42.2
39% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k6
25.1
21% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure26189% above
Public school students8County figure9,41492% above
Students per teacher8County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure25.121% above
Shops per 10k6County figure42.239% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure8.095% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure19.91% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure3.239% above
National Register listings7County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 39.4, 56% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East View. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk10
39.4
56% below the median place
Wildfire risk10
25.2
59% below the median place
Tornado risk10
35.0
57% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast ViewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure84°F3% below
January average low9County figure22°F12% below
Average temperature9County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation9County figure47.7 in9% above
Natural hazard risk10County figure73.620% below
Hurricane risk10County figure60.614% below
Tornado risk10County figure35.057% below
Wildfire risk10County figure25.259% below
Heat wave risk10County figure39.456% below
08

East View in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, down from 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$676/mo (2024)$840/mo$690 to $1,020/mo+3.7%
Median household income$54,782 (2024)$72,000$61,000 to $85,500+4.7%
Median home value$66,500 (2024)$96,000$69,000 to $132,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 1.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East View

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Manchester, IA$802$61,191Compare
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT$696$57,527Compare
Weirton, WV$746$59,575Compare
New Kensington, PA$751$49,063Compare
New Kensington, PAWeirton, WVAnaconda-Deer Lodge County, MTManchester, IAEast View, WVEast ViewManchesterAnaconda-Deer Lodge CountyWeirtonNew KensingtonEast ViewManchesterAnaconda-Deer Lodge CountyWeirtonNew Kensington

Common questions

Is East View a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10.8% a year while rent rose -1.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 31 West Virginia places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 28 West Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East View expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $166,200.

What salary do you need to live in East View?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East View?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Manchester, IA, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT, Weirton, WV and New Kensington, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East View with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East View itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-view-west-virginia

Citytistics. “East View, West Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-view-west-virginia/

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