Cost of living in Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood, West Virginia has about 2,973 people. Typical rent is $664 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $71,154 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 $664 a month.
Kingwood is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,154 a year.
- People
- 2,973
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $664
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,154
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $162,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,143
- Morgantown, WV MSA
Kingwood, West Virginia has about 2,973 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $162,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Preston County is $1,143 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kingwood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Morgantown, WV metro area, prices sit at 93.3 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 Kingwood'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 Kingwood'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, 103 have higher typical rent than Kingwood.
Nearby places
- Terra Alta
Typical rent $742
Compare with Kingwood - Brookhaven
Typical rent $1,104
Compare with Kingwood - Oakland
Typical rent $670
Compare with Kingwood - Cheat Lake
Typical rent $1,124
Compare with Kingwood - Mountain Lake Park
Typical rent $736
Compare with Kingwood - Morgantown
Typical rent $937
Compare with Kingwood - Westover
Typical rent $1,025
- Grafton
Typical rent $512
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.