Charleston, WV

CBSA: 16620 · Data year: 2024

88.7

Overall

96.3

Goods

91.7

Services

51.4

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 88.7

Goods 96.3

Services 91.7

Rents 51.4

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$88,717

in Charleston, WV purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	90.7	96.8	73.2	63.4
2009	89.8	94.7	77.8	62.6
2010	91.8	96.8	81.3	65.3
2011	94.4	96.4	82.3	75.6
2012	93.4	96.1	84.2	68.3
2013	91.8	96.5	81.5	60.7
2014	92.4	97.0	81.7	64.8
2015	92.2	95.8	85.1	62.2
2016	92.7	96.7	87.9	64.0
2017	90.4	96.2	83.6	56.8
2018	90.5	95.1	85.1	61.8
2019	89.8	95.5	86.4	64.1
2020	87.4	95.0	87.2	55.8
2021	91.3	96.3	84.8	60.3
2022	89.8	94.1	85.3	54.7
2023	89.1	95.3	87.1	52.9
2024	88.7	96.3	91.7	51.4

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.