Cross Lanes, WV vs Charleston, WV

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCross Lanes, WVCharleston, WV
Population9,67147,421
Median Household Income$63,537$65,812
Median Rent$949/mo$908/mo
Median Home Value$153,800$203,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.3%42.2%
Poverty Rate5.1%15.8%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k402*596
Property Crime Rate /100k1,213*3,804
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr281281
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows25°F28°F
Snowfall11 in/yr32 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min16.9 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.511.6
College Degree Rate32.4%45.2%
Foreign-Born %2.2%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%-5.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cross Lanes (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.