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Cost & Benefits

Appalachia vs Pennington Gap

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $766 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Appalachia

Virginia

Typical rent
$766
Typical pay
$43,068 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$943
Price index
101.1 (state)

Pennington Gap

Virginia

Typical rent
$766
Typical pay
$21,633 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$943
Price index
101.1 (state)

Benefits after a move

Appalachia and Pennington Gap are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.