Teays Valley, WV vs Charleston, WV

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

MetricTeays Valley, WVCharleston, WV
Population14,15147,421
Median Household Income$108,741$65,812
Median Rent$1,102/mo$908/mo
Median Home Value$278,000$203,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)8889
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.9%42.2%
Poverty Rate5.1%15.8%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k102*596
Property Crime Rate /100k390*3,804
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—281
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows26°F28°F
Snowfall11 in/yr32 in/yr
Avg Commute24.1 min16.9 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher22.111.6
College Degree Rate46.7%45.2%
Foreign-Born %1.7%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%-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 Teays Valley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.