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Cost & Benefits

Fairmont vs Pinch

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $916 a month.

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

Fairmont

West Virginia

Typical rent
$916
Typical pay
$63,032 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,071
Price index
89.5 (state)

Pinch

West Virginia

Typical rent
$916
Typical pay
$76,741 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,048
Price index
88.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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