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Cost & Benefits

Fairmont vs South Charleston

Simple answer

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

Typical rent is $916 in Fairmont and $844 in South Charleston. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairmont

West Virginia

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

South Charleston

West Virginia

Typical rent
$844
Typical pay
$63,884 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,048
Price index
88.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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