Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in West Virginia for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 5 places
- #1WheelingPopulation 26,900 · solid overall livability28% match
- #2ParkersburgPopulation 29,685 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #3CharlestonPopulation 48,415 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #4HuntingtonPopulation 46,637 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #5MorgantownPopulation 30,220 · solid overall livability15% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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