Cost of living in Morgantown, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $937 a month.
Morgantown is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,727 a year.
- People
- 30,236
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $937
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,727
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $259,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,143
- Morgantown, WV MSA
Morgantown, West Virginia has about 30,236 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $259,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monongalia County is $1,143 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Morgantown. 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 Morgantown'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 Morgantown'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, 37 have higher typical rent than Morgantown.
Nearby places
- Westover
Typical rent $1,025
Compare with Morgantown - Star City
Typical rent $1,020
Compare with Morgantown - Granville
Typical rent $865
Compare with Morgantown - Brookhaven
Typical rent $1,104
Compare with Morgantown - Cheat Lake
Typical rent $1,124
Compare with Morgantown - CassvilleCompare with Morgantown
- Point Marion
Typical rent $946
Compare with Morgantown - Masontown
Typical rent $451
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.