Cross Lanes, WV vs Huntington, WV

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

MetricCross Lanes, WVHuntington, WV
Population9,67145,787
Median Household Income$63,537$45,100
Median Rent$949/mo$912/mo
Median Home Value$153,800$127,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)8988
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.3%55.5%
Poverty Rate5.1%25.7%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k402*670
Property Crime Rate /100k1,213*3,366
Median AQI3942
Good AQI Days /yr281253
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows25°F27°F
Snowfall11 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min19 min
Hospitals—5
Avg Hospital Rating—3.7 / 5
Students per Teacher15.512.2
College Degree Rate32.4%35.3%
Foreign-Born %2.2%1.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%-4.4%

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.