Cost of living in Milton, West Virginia
Milton, West Virginia has about 2,817 people. Typical rent is $1,198 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,429 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 $1,198 a month.
Milton is a town in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,429 a year.
- People
- 2,817
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,198
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,429
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $143,900
- 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
Milton, West Virginia has about 2,817 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $143,900.
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 Milton. 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 Milton'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 Milton'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, 9 have higher typical rent than Milton.
Nearby places
- Culloden
Typical rent $798
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Typical rent $878
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Typical rent $746
Compare with Milton - Barboursville
Typical rent $1,037
Compare with Milton - Pea Ridge
Typical rent $1,014
Compare with Milton - Teays Valley
Typical rent $1,102
Compare with Milton - Eleanor
Typical rent $1,070
- Buffalo
Typical rent $546
Compare with Milton
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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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.