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Cost of living in Newell, West Virginia

Newell, West Virginia has about 1,246 people. Typical rent is $915 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $60,278 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.

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Typical rent is $915 a month.

Newell is a Census community, not a separate city government in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,278 a year.

People
1,246
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$915
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$60,278
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$88,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,007
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Gas
$4.035
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026

Newell, West Virginia has about 1,246 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $88,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hancock County is $1,007 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Newell. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, prices sit at 89.0 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 Newell'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 Newell'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, 42 have higher typical rent than Newell.

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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.