Teays Valley, WV vs Parkersburg, WV

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

MetricTeays Valley, WVParkersburg, WV
Population14,15129,240
Median Household Income$108,741$49,025
Median Rent$1,102/mo$785/mo
Median Home Value$278,000$121,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)8887
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.9%45%
Poverty Rate5.1%22.5%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)4.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k102*269
Property Crime Rate /100k390*2,386
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall11 in/yr11 in/yr
Avg Commute24.1 min19.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher22.112.8
College Degree Rate46.7%21%
Foreign-Born %1.7%1.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%-3.7%

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.