Cost of living in Appalachia, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $766 a month.
Appalachia is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,068 a year.
- People
- 1,391
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $766
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,068
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $67,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $943
- Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Appalachia, Virginia has about 1,391 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $67,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wise County is $943 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Appalachia. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Virginia's prices sit at 101.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Appalachia's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Appalachia's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.
Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 305 have higher typical rent than Appalachia.
Nearby places
- Big Stone Gap
Typical rent $797
Compare with Appalachia - Norton
Typical rent $692
Compare with Appalachia - Cumberland
Typical rent $622
Compare with Appalachia - Wise
Typical rent $825
Compare with Appalachia - Whitesburg
Typical rent $640
Compare with Appalachia - Pennington Gap
Typical rent $766
Compare with Appalachia - Coeburn
Typical rent $860
Compare with Appalachia - Jenkins
Typical rent $455
Compare with Appalachia
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in Virginia
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.