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14,151people live here $108,741median household income▲ 35% above US $1,102median rent per month▼ 22% below US $278,000median home value▼ 16% below US

Teays Valley is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, WV. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Teays Valley

Teays Valley is an unincorporated community in West Virginia with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, and household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Teays Valley deals with larger class sizes than the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, cold winters, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce

The not so good

High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Teays Valley compares

Median household income

Teays Valley$108,741

West Virginia avg$59,608

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Teays Valley$1,102

West Virginia avg$872

US$1,413

Median home value

Teays Valley$278,000

West Virginia avg$162,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Teays Valley

Based on Teays Valley's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,204

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $44,080 a year
53% of Teays Valley renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$55,600

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $27,800
Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 22% below US

$1,102/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,102 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $278,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $278,000 · 53% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Putnam County is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Putnam County (county-wide)

Safety

102 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Teays Valley doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Putnam County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 390/100k · Policed by Putnam County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

77%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

11%

Other

0.5%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 26°F and snow a regular occurrence.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 30% above US

47% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 47% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Gauley River National Recreation Area (53 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Teays Valley's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,102/mo) equals 12% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and college-educated professionals.

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