According to the most recent data on the cost of living, South Charleston has an overall cost of living index of 86 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only West Virginia, South Charleston has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than West Virginia's index of 88.
The standard of living in South Charleston ranks as #938 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in West Virginia. By definition, that implies South Charleston ranks as the #5,481 most expensive place in the Mountain State.
Living Expense | South Charleston | West Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 86 | 88 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 106 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 100 | 100 | |
Health | 95 | 87 | 100 | |
Housing | 61 | 63 | 100 | |
Transportation | 94 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 90 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in West Virginia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | South Charleston | West Virginia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $127,500 | $123,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $691 | $732 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $51,021 | $48,037 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.5x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | South Charleston | West Virginia |
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Shampoo | $0.92 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.96 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $13.78 | $14.67 |
Item | South Charleston | West Virginia |
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Ground Beef | $4.55 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.18 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.85 | $2.05 |
Item | South Charleston | West Virginia |
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Haircut | $13.38 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $36.03 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.86 | $2.34 |
Item | South Charleston | West Virginia |
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Potatoes | $3.79 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.26 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.92 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $82.63 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $107.12 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $93.5 | $99.13 |
Item | South Charleston | West Virginia |
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Gasoline | $2.13 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $41.02 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $130.92 | $167.67 |
Phone | $177.97 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. South Charleston |
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Charleston, WV | 47,273 | 87 | 1.0x |
Teays Valley, WV | 13,729 | 97 | 1.1x |
St. Albans, WV | 10,078 | 83 | 1.0x |
Cross Lanes, WV | 9,517 | 91 | 1.1x |
Dunbar, WV | 7,166 | 85 | 1.0x |
Nitro, WV | 6,498 | 84 | 1.0x |
Hurricane, WV | 6,225 | 89 | 1.0x |