Cost Of Living in Martinsburg, OH

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	Martinsburg	Ohio	National
Cost of living	79	92	100
Goods & Services	94	100	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	85	98	100
Housing	43	73	100
Transportation	90	100	100
Utilities	95	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Martinsburg is 14% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in Martinsburg is 21% lower than the national average
Martinsburg housing is 57% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% higher than the national average

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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	$27,750	$2,313	$647	$833
Renters	$25,714	$2,143	$600	$771

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.46	$24.26	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$42.47	$45.56	6.8%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	2.8%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$19.07	$18.00	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.76	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.68	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$65.99	$125.68	47.5%
Doctor	$117.73	$135.78	13.3%
Dentist	$89.30	$113.29	21.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$475.58	$468.60	1.5%

Housing

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$48,100.00	$184,700.00	74.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.49	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$792.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.79	$59.92	30.3%

Utilities

Item	Martinsburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.76	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$186.03	$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.
Bladensburg, OH	353	79	21.1%
Howard, OH	177	80	20.0%
Gann, OH	127	81	19.0%
Danville, OH	850	82	18.0%
Frazeysburg, OH	1,236	83	16.9%
Martinsburg, OH	238	79	20.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Edwardsville, AL	238	86	13.5%
Magness, AR	238	82	17.7%
Dripping Springs, AZ	238	90	10.1%
Blencoe, IA	238	81	18.7%
Luana, IA	238	89	11.5%
Martinsburg, OH	238	79	20.7%

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 Martinsburg, OH