Cost of living in Chester, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $647 a month.
Chester is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,607 a year.
- People
- 2,179
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $647
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,607
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $112,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,007
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Chester, West Virginia has about 2,179 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $112,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hancock County is $1,007 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chester. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, prices sit at 89.0 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 Chester'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 Chester's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for West Virginia in the table we use.
Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 108 have higher typical rent than Chester.
Nearby places
- East Liverpool
Typical rent $785
Compare with Chester - Newell
Typical rent $915
Compare with Chester - Glenmoor
Typical rent $957
Compare with Chester - Wellsville
Typical rent $823
Compare with Chester - Calcutta
Typical rent $646
Compare with Chester - Midland
Typical rent $720
Compare with Chester - Ohioville
Typical rent $1,534
Compare with Chester - Industry
Typical rent $1,402
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.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in West Virginia
Bigger places in West 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.