Index | Parsons | West Virginia | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 85 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 95 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 49 | 62 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 94 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $50,850 | $4,238 | $1,186 | $1,526 |
Renters | $17,375 | $1,448 | $405 | $521 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
West Virginia | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
West Virginia | 3% | 6.5% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $29.44 | $24.26 | 21.4% |
Beauty Salon | $49.17 | $45.56 | 7.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.6% |
Shampoo | $1.15 | $1.28 | 10.5% |
Movie | $10.26 | $12.13 | 15.4% |
Bowling | $17.17 | $18.00 | 4.6% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.35 | $1.57 | 14.2% |
Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
Potatoes | $5.49 | $4.93 | 11.3% |
Pizza | $11.17 | $12.09 | 7.6% |
Beer | $10.15 | $10.41 | 2.5% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $126.67 | $125.68 | 0.8% |
Doctor | $137.65 | $135.78 | 1.4% |
Dentist | $100.44 | $113.29 | 11.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.20 | $10.65 | 4.3% |
Lipitor | $375.63 | $468.60 | 19.8% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $81,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,880.59 | $2,346.69 | 19.9% |
Apartment Rent | $589.00 | $949.00 | 37.9% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.46 | $3.46 | 0.1% |
Tire Balancing | $47.54 | $59.92 | 20.7% |
Item | Parsons | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $178.61 | $193.99 | 7.9% |
Phone | $185.45 | $192.25 | 3.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bowden, WV | 0 | 95 | 5.2% |
St. George, WV | 128 | 95 | 5.2% |
Hambleton, WV | 229 | 78 | 21.8% |
Junior, WV | 375 | 79 | 21.3% |
Belington, WV | 1,929 | 82 | 18.0% |
Parsons, WV | 1,524 | 81 | 18.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Kirkland, IL | 1,524 | 92 | 8.5% |
Saint-Ulric, QC | 1,524 | n/a | |
Amherst, QC | 1,524 | n/a | |
Lake Hamilton, FL | 1,525 | 98 | 2.3% |
Collings Lakes, NJ | 1,525 | 96 | 4.1% |
Parsons, WV | 1,524 | 81 | 18.8% |