Oakwood

Charleston, WV

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Oakwood - Charleston, WV Area Guide

Oakwood: An attractive area for shopping, transportation, and recreation!

Convenient Transportation Great Location River Shopping West Virginia

A short three miles from downtown Charleston, Oakwood’s convenient access to Interstate 64, as well as local businesses and family-owned restaurants, makes it an attractive area for renters. Across the Kanawha River is the Charleston Town Center Mall – its variety of stores gives residents the opportunity to check off all their must-have items in one fell swoop! It’s surrounded by delicious restaurants, including pizzerias and steakhouses.

Haddad and Magic Island Park are two local green spaces with walking paths along the river.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Oakwood is $920 for one bedroom, $1,102 for two bedrooms, and $1,202 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Oakwood has increased by 1.1% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 734 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $920/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 895 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,102/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,297 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,202/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

No Supermarkets Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

10 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
  • Kanawha State Forest

Airports

  • West Virginia International Yeager

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.