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Cost & Benefits

Charleston vs Fayetteville

Simple answer

You'd likely save $72 a month in Charleston.

Typical rent is $980 in Fayetteville and $908 in Charleston. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Charleston

West Virginia

Typical rent
$908
Typical pay
$65,812 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,048
Price index
88.7 (metro)

Fayetteville

West Virginia

Typical rent
$980
Typical pay
$67,623 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$961
Price index
88.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Charleston and Fayetteville are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.