Cost of living in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia has about 45,787 people. Typical rent is $912 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $45,100 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $912 a month.
Huntington is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $45,100 a year.
- People
- 45,787
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $912
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $45,100
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $127,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,006
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Huntington, West Virginia has about 45,787 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $127,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cabell County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Huntington. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 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 Huntington'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 Huntington'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, 43 have higher typical rent than Huntington.
Nearby places
- Burlington
Typical rent $720
Compare with Huntington - Pea Ridge
Typical rent $1,014
Compare with Huntington - Ceredo
Typical rent $765
Compare with Huntington - Barboursville
Typical rent $1,037
Compare with Huntington - South Point
Typical rent $872
Compare with Huntington - Kenova
Typical rent $647
Compare with Huntington - Catlettsburg
Typical rent $630
- Lesage
Typical rent $746
Compare with Huntington
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
Bigger places in West Virginia
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.