Cost Of Living in Weston, 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	Weston	West Virginia	National
Cost of living	82	85	100
Goods & Services	95	95	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	92	97	100
Housing	51	62	100
Transportation	94	94	100
Utilities	94	96	100

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The cost of living in Weston is 5% lower than the West Virginia average
The cost of living in Weston is 18% lower than the national average
Weston housing is 49% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$48,275	$4,023	$1,126	$1,448
Renters	$30,272	$2,523	$706	$908

The affordability of the housing market in Weston, WV as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Weston homeowners, the median income is $48,275. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,126 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $30,272. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $706 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Weston	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%

Groceries

Item	Weston	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%

Health Care

Item	Weston	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%

Housing

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,100.00	$184,700.00	56.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,880.59	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$641.00	$949.00	32.5%

Transportation

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$47.54	$59.92	20.7%

Utilities

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.61	$193.99	7.9%
Phone	$185.45	$192.25	3.5%

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.
Century, WV	157	80	20.0%
Jane Lew, WV	504	81	18.9%
Anmoore, WV	702	82	18.1%
Burnsville, WV	645	84	15.5%
West Milford, WV	544	87	13.1%
Weston, WV	3,882	82	18.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Green Oaks, IL	3,882	147	46.6%
Millstadt, IL	3,882	94	5.6%
Orange, MA	3,882	109	8.8%
Wallace, NC	3,883	82	17.7%
Swanton, OH	3,884	93	7.3%
Weston, WV	3,882	82	18.4%

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 Weston, WV