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Cost & Benefits

Charleston vs Kingwood

Simple answer

You'd likely save $244 a month in Kingwood.

Typical rent is $908 in Charleston and $664 in Kingwood. 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)

Kingwood

West Virginia

Typical rent
$664
Typical pay
$71,154 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,143
Price index
93.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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