Cost of living in New Haven, West Virginia
New Haven, West Virginia has about 1,493 people. Typical rent is $575 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $55,938 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 $575 a month.
New Haven is a town in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,938 a year.
- People
- 1,493
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $575
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $55,938
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $106,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $944
- Mason County, WV
New Haven, West Virginia has about 1,493 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $106,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mason County is $944 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in New Haven. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
West Virginia's prices sit at 89.5 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not New Haven'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 New Haven'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, 119 have higher typical rent than New Haven.
Nearby places
- Racine
Typical rent $714
Compare with New Haven - Pomeroy
Typical rent $491
Compare with New Haven - Middleport
Typical rent $728
Compare with New Haven - Ravenswood
Typical rent $714
Compare with New Haven - Point Pleasant
Typical rent $624
Compare with New Haven - Gallipolis
Typical rent $855
Compare with New Haven - Ripley
Typical rent $613
Compare with New Haven - Washington
Typical rent $859
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.