Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Charleston, WV (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 25208 1% rule Amherstdale, WV $43,752 $783 13.96% -2.1%
2 25387 1% rule Charleston, WV $58,239 $1,026 13.74% 1.7%
3 25306 1% rule Charleston, WV $94,666 $1,505 12.40% 5.5%
4 25114 1% rule Danville, WV $51,782 $783 11.79% -3.6%
5 25028 1% rule Van, WV $56,576 $783 10.80% -2.4%
6 25083 1% rule Montgomery, WV $66,159 $909 10.72% 3.5%
7 25193 1% rule Sylvester, WV $60,020 $783 10.18% 2.1%
8 25110 1% rule East Bank, WV $68,321 $891 10.17% 4.3%
9 25303 1% rule South Charleston, WV $176,026 $2,000 8.86% 7.0%
10 25181 1% rule Seth, WV $68,994 $783 8.85% -2.8%
11 25557 1% rule Ranger, WV $77,889 $873 8.74% -1.6%
12 25035 1% rule Cabin Creek, WV $83,959 $936 8.70% 4.6%
13 25039 1% rule Cedar Grove, WV $87,289 $909 8.12% 5.4%
14 25506 1% rule Branchland, WV $86,981 $873 7.83% -3.1%
15 25524 Chapmanville, WV $93,123 $873 7.31% -2.4%
16 25214 Winifrede, WV $94,878 $873 7.18% 3.0%
17 25107 Bloomingrose, WV $101,892 $936 7.17% 6.3%
18 25571 West Hamlin, WV $85,264 $783 7.16% -3.4%
19 25565 Danville, WV $86,907 $783 7.03% 1.0%
20 25315 Marmet, WV $97,029 $873 7.02% 8.0%
21 25108 Danville, WV $87,965 $783 6.94% 4.1%
22 25049 Seth, WV $89,146 $783 6.85% -0.9%
23 25009 Alum Creek, WV $89,333 $783 6.84% 2.4%
24 25103 Handley, WV $99,009 $855 6.74% 4.5%
25 25302 Charleston, WV $109,373 $940 6.70% 3.0%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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