Cost Of Living in Helen, WV

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Helen	West Virginia	National
Cost of living	97	85	100
Goods & Services	95	95	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	101	97	100
Housing	n/a	62	100
Transportation	94	94	100
Utilities	98	96	100

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The cost of living in Helen is 13% higher than the West Virginia average
The cost of living in Helen is 4% lower than the national average
Helen housing is 41% lower than the national average
West Virginia general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
West Virginia state income tax is 16% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

West Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
West Virginia	6%	7%

West Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
West Virginia	3%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.78	$24.26	22.6%
Beauty Salon	$46.22	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$12.41	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$13.67	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.31	$12.09	6.4%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$172.33	$125.68	37.1%
Doctor	$158.83	$135.78	17.0%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$355.05	$468.60	24.2%

Housing

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,346.93	$2,346.69	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Helen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.47	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$186.09	$192.25	3.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Covel, WV	25	96	3.6%
Kimball, WV	121	96	3.6%
New Richmond, WV	289	97	3.5%
Bud, WV	308	96	3.6%
Eccles, WV	0	97	3.5%
Helen, WV	15	97	3.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nikolski, AK	15	118	18.0%
Scott, AR	15	100	0.2%
Eagleville, CA	15	96	4.0%
Frederick, KS	15	76	23.8%
Concord, KY	15	86	13.8%
Helen, WV	15	97	3.5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Helen, WV