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Cost of Living in West Virginia

7 metro areas · Data year: 2024

89.5

Overall

96.5

Goods

92.2

Services

54.2

Rents

Metro Areas in West Virginia

Metro	Overall	Goods	Rents
Beckley, WV	88.4	96.3	52.2
Charleston, WV	88.7	96.3	51.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	88.4	96.3	51.3
Morgantown, WV	93.3	96.3	69.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	87.1	96.3	45.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	89.0	96.4	52.4
Wheeling, WV-OH	88.3	96.4	51.4

RPP History

Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	87.6	96.9	71.3	56.5
2009	86.7	94.4	75.2	56.9
2010	88.9	97.4	78.3	58.8
2011	89.3	96.1	80.3	58.9
2012	89.3	94.2	84.7	58.7
2013	90.2	95.5	81.2	60.5
2014	89.9	95.1	80.8	59.3
2015	90.6	94.4	86.3	61.7
2016	89.8	95.4	90.8	59.2
2017	89.0	94.4	88.3	58.6
2018	89.4	95.3	85.5	58.4
2019	88.5	95.7	86.5	58.7
2020	87.3	95.3	87.7	56.5
2021	91.0	96.6	85.4	59.1
2022	89.2	94.5	85.3	53.8
2023	89.6	95.7	87.8	56.2
2024	89.5	96.5	92.2	54.2

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