Cost of living in Lesage, West Virginia
Lesage, West Virginia has about 1,329 people. Typical rent is $746 a month, including utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here, so we do not invent a paycheck. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $746 a month.
Lesage is a Census community, not a separate city government in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here.
- People
- 1,329
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $746
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- Not published
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $221,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,006
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Lesage, West Virginia has about 1,329 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $221,900.
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 Lesage. 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 Lesage'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 Lesage's bill.
EIA does not publish a West Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in West Virginia shares this price.
Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 90 have higher typical rent than Lesage.
Nearby places
- Pea Ridge
Typical rent $1,014
Compare with Lesage - Barboursville
Typical rent $1,037
Compare with Lesage - Milton
Typical rent $1,198
Compare with Lesage - Huntington
Typical rent $912
Compare with Lesage - Culloden
Typical rent $798
Compare with Lesage - Burlington
Typical rent $720
Compare with Lesage - Hurricane
Typical rent $878
- Ceredo
Typical rent $765
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.
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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.