The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in West Virginia

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 49 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in West Virginia. #1 is Dunbar, WV.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in West Virginia1. Dunbar96th pct2. Kenova95th pct3. Moundsville92nd pct4. Williamstown92nd pct5. Princeton91st pct6. Buckhannon91st pct7. Bluefield90th pct8. Nitro87th pct9. Elkins85th pct10. Hooverson Heights85th pct11. Hurricane84th pct12. Westover84th pct13. Bridgeport81st pct14. Follansbee78th pct15. Milton78th pct16. Weston77th pct17. Charles Town75th pct18. Keyser74th pct19. Williamson74th pct20. Bethlehem74th pct21. Ranson corporation72nd pct22. Pea Ridge71st pct23. Paden City70th pct24. Point Pleasant69th pct25. Philippi68th pct
  1. 25Philippi, West Virginia

    More walkable than 68% of West Virginia towns

    2,929 people · Barbour County · median home $114,500 · income $45,879 · Jan low 20°F · 47 in snow

  2. 24Point Pleasant, West Virginia

    More walkable than 69% of West Virginia towns

    4,070 people · Mason County · median home $118,000 · income $37,563 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow

  3. 23Paden City, West Virginia

    More walkable than 70% of West Virginia towns

    2,541 people · Wetzel County · median home $103,200 · income $66,101 · Jan low 20°F · 25 in snow

  4. 22Pea Ridge, West Virginia

    More walkable than 71% of West Virginia towns

    6,602 people · Cabell County · median home $188,500 · income $65,811 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  5. 21Ranson corporation, West Virginia

    More walkable than 72% of West Virginia towns

    5,433 people · Jefferson County · median home $242,700 · income $89,523 · Jan low 24°F · 23 in snow

  6. 20Bethlehem, West Virginia

    More walkable than 74% of West Virginia towns

    2,605 people · Ohio County · median home $200,000 · income $83,409 · Jan low 22°F · 15 in snow

  7. 19Williamson, West Virginia

    More walkable than 74% of West Virginia towns

    3,083 people · Mingo County · median home $89,600 · income $21,875 · Jan low 26°F · 13 in snow

  8. 18Keyser, West Virginia

    More walkable than 74% of West Virginia towns

    4,864 people · Mineral County · median home $143,000 · income $46,955 · Jan low 21°F · 34 in snow

  9. 17Charles Town, West Virginia

    More walkable than 75% of West Virginia towns

    6,534 people · Jefferson County · median home $377,700 · income $89,263 · Jan low 24°F · 23 in snow

  10. 16Weston, West Virginia

    More walkable than 77% of West Virginia towns

    3,952 people · Lewis County · median home $105,300 · income $52,070 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  11. 15Milton, West Virginia

    More walkable than 78% of West Virginia towns

    2,811 people · Cabell County · median home $143,900 · income $46,429 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  12. 14Follansbee, West Virginia

    More walkable than 78% of West Virginia towns

    2,848 people · Brooke County · median home $133,900 · income $58,371 · Jan low 19°F · 25 in snow

  13. 13Bridgeport, West Virginia

    More walkable than 81% of West Virginia towns

    9,336 people · Harrison County · median home $291,600 · income $100,022 · Jan low 25°F · 24 in snow

  14. 12Westover, West Virginia

    More walkable than 84% of West Virginia towns

    3,955 people · Monongalia County · median home $178,400 · income $60,769 · Jan low 21°F · 14 in snow

  15. 11Hurricane, West Virginia

    More walkable than 84% of West Virginia towns

    6,961 people · Putnam County · median home $210,500 · income $71,167 · Jan low 24°F · 11 in snow

  16. 10Hooverson Heights, West Virginia

    More walkable than 85% of West Virginia towns

    2,582 people · Brooke County · median home $154,600 · income $60,781 · Jan low 19°F · 25 in snow

  17. 9Elkins, West Virginia

    More walkable than 85% of West Virginia towns

    6,934 people · Randolph County · median home $152,700 · income $44,217 · Jan low 20°F · 69 in snow

  18. 8Nitro, West Virginia

    More walkable than 87% of West Virginia towns

    6,624 people · Kanawha County · median home $128,900 · income $53,848 · Jan low 23°F · 19 in snow

  19. 7Bluefield, West Virginia

    More walkable than 90% of West Virginia towns

    9,658 people · Mercer County · median home $105,400 · income $49,375 · Jan low 22°F · 40 in snow

  20. 6Buckhannon, West Virginia

    More walkable than 91% of West Virginia towns

    5,186 people · Upshur County · median home $158,100 · income $54,615 · Jan low 21°F · 39 in snow

  21. 5Princeton, West Virginia

    More walkable than 91% of West Virginia towns

    5,872 people · Mercer County · median home $120,300 · income $43,900 · Jan low 24°F · 24 in snow

  22. 4Williamstown, West Virginia

    More walkable than 92% of West Virginia towns

    2,997 people · Wood County · median home $182,500 · income $89,013 · Jan low 23°F · 22 in snow

  23. 3Moundsville, West Virginia

    More walkable than 92% of West Virginia towns

    8,093 people · Marshall County · median home $118,600 · income $49,048 · Jan low 20°F · 16 in snow

  24. 2Kenova, West Virginia

    More walkable than 95% of West Virginia towns

    3,033 people · Wayne County · median home $109,000 · income $53,683 · Jan low 25°F · 6 in snow

  25. 1Dunbar, West Virginia

    More walkable than 96% of West Virginia towns

    7,480 people · Kanawha County · median home $119,600 · income $58,379 · Jan low 23°F · 32 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, West Virginia towns0255075100$57K$135K$212K$290K$368KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in West Virginia.

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Methodology. We ranked 49 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in West Virginia (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: