Name: Teays Valley, WV statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Teays Valley

Putnam County gains about 0.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,529

Moved out2,520

Net+9

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Kanawha County, WV975885+90

Cabell County, WV303388−85

Mason County, WV9788+9

Lincoln County, WV4348−5

Monongalia County, WV3530+5

Jackson County, WV41

Wayne County, WV36

Within West Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals

69%31%

Leavers

66%34%

Within West VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K

Leavers$61K

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

Who moves here: 4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Putnam County report $60,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,900.
Income you would need: $44,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,102 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,708 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $278,000.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Rockton, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
28% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.1%
43% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$60,908
13% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	4.2%	28% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.1%	43% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	0.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$60,903	14% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$60,908	13% below

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 24 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Forest, VA, Irmo, SC and Wilmington Island, GA), money left after rent here is higher: $99,500 against a typical $81,800.

Teays Valley12.2%

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

$44,080

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

12.2%

40% below the median place

Home price to income

2.6x

33% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

12%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$99,700

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Teays Valley, $1,102 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Teays Valley, but easier on the budget

Places that match Teays Valley on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Rockton, IL	88	9.2% vs 12.2%	$12,300	Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.8%
46% below the median place
Homeownership1
83.9%
26% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
34% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,102	19% below
Rent to income1	12.2%	40% below
Property tax rate1	0.6%	34% below
Home price to income1	2.6x	33% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	88.4	12% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,091	32% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,658	49% below
Median home value1	$278,000	13% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	4.7%	49% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	43.2%	16% below
Homeownership1	83.9%	26% above
Renters paying 30%+1	56.7%	12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,708	9% below
Vacant homes1	3.8%	46% below
Median year built1	1992	1% above

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 2% over the survey period, lower than in 96% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 21 West Virginia places we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
2.0%
59% below the median place
Poverty rate1
5.1%
53% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$108,741 +35%

Income per person$50,659 +26%

Mean commute24 min −3%

Works from home12.3% −2%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
Median household income1	$108,741	35% above
Income per person1	$50,659	26% above
Unemployment1	2.0%	59% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$68,219	3% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	6.0%	62% above
Jobs5County figure	22,322	85% below
Poverty rate1	5.1%	53% below
Mean commute1	24 min	3% below
Works from home1	12.3%	2% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

2% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 96% of the 2,199 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
1.6%
81% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.0%
38% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.0%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.6 +9%

Bachelor's or higher46.7% +46%

Household size2.4 −4%

Homes with broadband92.4% +0%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
Population1	14,151	3134th largest
Median age1	42.6	9% above
Bachelor's or higher1	46.7%	46% above
High school or higher1	96.0%	4% above
Household size1	2.4	4% below
Born abroad1	1.6%	81% below
No health insurance1	4.0%	38% below
Homes with broadband1	92.4%	0% above

Life in Teays Valley

OpenStreetMap shows 1.4 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

7 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.4 −86%

Playgrounds per 10k6.4 −32%

Grocery stores per 10k3.5 +67%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.7 +58%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve 57 miles
Gauley River National Recreation Area 58 miles
Bluestone National Scenic River 80 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.1 −18%

Shops29.4 −3%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%

Doctors' offices and clinics16.3 −19%

Child care centers2.6 +13%

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

Nearest National Park Service site9
56.8
84% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
17.1
18% below the median place
Students per teacher11
13.3
14% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	23	156% above
Public school students11County figure	8,518	74% above
Students per teacher11County figure	13.3	14% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	17.1	18% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	29.4	3% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	3.7	10% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	16.3	19% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.6	13% above
Parks per 10k8	1.4	86% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	6.4	32% below
Grocery stores per 10k8	3.5	67% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	17.7	58% above
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	56.8	84% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	2	0% above
National Register listings10County figure	7	46% below

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 18.8, 77% 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 Teays Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
18.8
77% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
74.0
20% below the median place
Median air quality index14
46
7% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Teays Valley	Vs median
July average high12County figure	87°F	0% below
January average low12County figure	25°F	2% below
Average temperature12County figure	56°F	1% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	44.2 in	1% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	74.0	20% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	51.5	27% below
Tornado risk13County figure	18.8	77% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	50.4	18% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	84.2	7% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure	46	7% above
Good air days14Metro figure	62.7%	8% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 13.8% to 12.2% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 8.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 22.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$99,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 80% of places

Pay vs rent

+2.5 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 81% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-1.6 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (13.8% to 12.2%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-10%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Teays Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Teays Valley does better than 93% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 6%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,102/mo (2024)	$1,400/mo	$1,150 to $1,700/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$108,741 (2024)	$137,500	$116,500 to $163,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$278,000 (2024)	$384,000	$279,000 to $529,000	+5.5%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

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

Places like Teays Valley

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

Place	Rent	Income
Columbia, IL	$1,128	$107,606	Compare
Ballston Spa, NY	$1,122	$101,667	Compare
Hampden, ME	$1,133	$112,228	Compare
Pleasant Hills, PA	$1,151	$102,167	Compare

Nearby

Compare Teays Valley with

Places built like Teays Valley

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Teays Valley performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Teays Valley, WV	12.2%	4.1%/yr	n/a
Forest, VA	19.3%	1.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Irmo, SC	22.0%	4.0%/yr	6.4%	Compare
Wilmington Island, GA	22.4%	2.6%/yr	n/a	Compare
Marlboro Village, MD	22.3%	3.7%/yr	n/a	Compare
Stevensville, MD	18.4%	1.4%/yr	n/a	Compare
Cheat Lake, WV	11.5%	5.6%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Teays Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 96 out of 100, better than 96% of the places we rate and 1st of 31 in West Virginia. On cost, space and class size it scores 97 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Teays Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.2% 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 $278,000.

What salary do you need to live in Teays Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Teays Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Columbia, IL, Ballston Spa, NY, Hampden, ME and Pleasant Hills, PA.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 Teays Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Teays Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/teays-valley-west-virginia

Citytistics. “Teays Valley, West Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/teays-valley-west-virginia/

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