Cost of living in Ceredo, West Virginia

Ceredo, West Virginia has about 1,528 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $126,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ceredo. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ceredo's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical West Virginia home paid 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ceredo's bill.

EIA does not publish a West Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in West Virginia shares this price.

Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 86 have higher typical rent than Ceredo.