Cost of living in Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Cross Lanes, West Virginia has about 9,671 people. Typical rent is $949 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $63,537 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #11 in West Virginia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $949 a month.
Cross Lanes is a Census community, not a separate city government in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,537 a year.
- People
- 9,671
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $949
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,537
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $153,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,048
- Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
Cross Lanes, West Virginia has about 9,671 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $153,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kanawha County is $1,048 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cross Lanes. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Charleston, WV metro area, prices sit at 88.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cross Lanes's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical West Virginia home paid 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cross Lanes's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for West Virginia in the table we use.
Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 34 have higher typical rent than Cross Lanes.
Nearby places
- Nitro
Typical rent $949
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Typical rent $931
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Typical rent $935
Compare with Cross Lanes - South Charleston
Typical rent $844
Compare with Cross Lanes - Teays Valley
Typical rent $1,102
Compare with Cross Lanes - Sissonville
Typical rent $796
Compare with Cross Lanes - Winfield
Typical rent $1,009
Compare with Cross Lanes - TornadoCompare with Cross Lanes
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in West Virginia
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.